Koko Da Doll, Kokomo City’s shining star, tragically found dead at 35 in Southwest Atlanta from a fatal gunshot wound.

Coco da Doll, who appeared in the Sundance Film Festival documentary Kokomo City earlier this year, was found dead at the age of 35 in southwest Atlanta on Tuesday.

The death of the artist was confirmed by the Atlanta Police Department, who revealed that she was shot and killed “shortly before 11 p.m.” and “was pronounced dead at the scene,” according to diverse.

Upon arrival, law enforcement officers revealed that they “located a victim who appeared to have a gunshot wound” who was “neither alert, conscious, nor breathing”.

Homicide detectives have responded to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the accident. The investigation is ongoing, AFR confirmed in a police statement.

Following the news, the Sundance Film Festival tweeted that they were saddened to hear of the passing of Rashida Williams aka Coco Da Doll.

We were honored by her presence at the festival this year with KOKOMO CITY, where she reminded black trans women, “We can do anything, we can be whatever we want to be.” It is a tragic loss, the group told their followers on social media.

After the release of her award-winning documentary, the rapper stated on Instagram that she will be the reason there are more opportunities and open doors for transgender girls.

She went on to thank D. Smith for directing Kokomo City, which follows the lives of four black sex workers in Atlanta, and Dustin Lohman, who served as co-producer on the documentary.

Koko Da Doll praised the duo for giving her a chance, “believing in her” and “wanting to tell her story” so beautifully.

She concluded by saying, “Thank you very much that what you have done here for me will save so many lives.”

On Friday, Smith responded to the devastating news by declaring that she is “the latest victim of violence against Black transgender women.”

I created Kokomo City because I wanted to show the fun, humanized, and natural side of black trans women. I wanted to create images that didn’t show the trauma or the statistics of transgender killings. I wanted to make something new and inspiring.

“I did,” the Miami native concluded. We did it! But here we are again. Coco’s death is very difficult to deal with, but now more than ever we are encouraged as a team to inspire the world with her story. To show how beautiful and full of life she was. It will inspire future generations and never be forgotten.

Meanwhile, Lohmann states that he does not “even have words at the moment” to discuss Coco da Doll’s death.

Daniella Carter, a lifelong advocate for LGBTQIA+ youth who also starred in Kokomo, shared a slideshow of photos with her late boyfriend along with a heartfelt caption.

She wrote, ‘I never thought I would lose you, but here I stand alone without you by my side, we are sisters for the life we ​​were promised, but now you’re gone.

Carter continued, “I don’t know what I’d do without you, I’m crazy, I’m trying to hold on to stay strong but I don’t feel good I’m waiting here with my arms wide open, tears running down my face ready to come back even if it takes my sister forever.” I will really miss you, sister.

She went on to share a police poster offering cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information that helps solve the Coco Da Doll murder.

at this time, Page six It stated that “authorities have not named any suspects in the shooting.”