Police in Sioux Falls are investigating the homicide of Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow, a 28-year-old two-spirit transgender woman, KSFY reports.
Wounded Arrow was found after a neighbor smelled a “strong odor” coming from her apartment Friday night, according to KSFY. Officers discovered her body there.
After her death, friends and loved ones shared messages about Wounded Arrow on Facebook.
According to the page Sioux Falls Two-Spirit and Allies, Wounded Arrow was originally from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and belonged to the
Oglála
Lakȟóta people.
“Our hearts are broken as we will miss her very much. So again, prayers are needed. Pilamaye,” the post reads.
[IMAGE: We ask at The Sioux Falls Two Spirit and Allies that you all to say a prayer for the Wounded Arrow family. Tunkasila has called another one of our community members home. Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow. She was fairly new to Sioux Falls. Originally from the Pine Ridge Indian reservation and a proud
Oglála Lakȟóta
trans woman… our hearts are broken as we will miss her very much. So again, prayers are needed. Pilamaye.]
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