A 31-year-old black trans woman was found dead in an Oklahoma motel Monday morning, Nov. 27.

The victim identified as Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson was discovered after police responded to a welfare check call to the Oxford Inn where the woman stayed in Oklahoma City. According to investigators, Stevenson had injuries consistent with other homicides.

Police spokesman Gary Knight told local media that officers are looking at the case as a murder and at this point in time, there is no known motive for Stevenson's killing. There is not enough evidence suggesting that her trans identity played a role in her death.

GLAAD, on the other hand, believes that Stevenson's killing is similar to the other 24 known killings of trans women in the U.S. this year. Out of all of the 25 victims, only two women were not people of color. After the horrific murders of these women, GLAAD is calling on the media to better report the real danger trans women face in today's world in order to prevent others from dying.

“It’s heartbreaking,” activist Paula Sophia Schonauer told News 4. “I knew how hard she was trying and how much she was working to establish her identity and to establish a place in the world for herself.”

At this moment, there are no leads or arrests made leaving the family the struggle with unanswered questions.

Vivian Gaffney Stevenson, Brooklyn's mother, has set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with her daughter's funeral expenses. In four days, 133 people raised $5,965, exceeding the $5,000 goal.

“I can tell from the outpouring of love that I have been receiving via Facebook, Instant Messenger, phone calls and texts,” she wrote on the campaign page, “that Brooklyn was loved by many, and will truly be missed by all of you.”

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