In a landmark case, a federal jury in South Carolina found Daqua Ritter guilty of murdering a transgender woman, Dime Doe. It is the first time that a jury in federal court has convicted someone of committing a murder where the motive was the victim’s real or perceived gender identity.

The jury of nine women and three men delivered the verdict at 9:15 p.m. at the U.S. District Court in Columbia, South Carolina. The delivered for approximately four hours.

Ritter was also found guilty of possessing a firearm during a violent crime and of lying to federal investigators. He will be sentenced at a later date.

Doe was born and grew up in the town of Allendale, South Carolina. She attended the local Allendale-Fairfax High School and friends and family who took the stand described how stood out, unapologetically, in their small town.

But on Aug. 4, 2019, Doe was found dead on Concord School Road. She was found slumped in the driver seat of her car, shot three times in the head at close range with a .25 caliber handgun.

The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorneys Office for South Carolina. District Judge Sherri Lydon oversaw the trial.

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