The death of Yaz'min Shancez has been described by Fort Myers authorities as homicide but not as a hate crime.
Police Lieutenant Jay Rodiguez tells Naples News that there are no indication if she was been killed because she was a transgender but "we are investigating as we would any other homicide."
Police reports say Shancez' dead body was discovered behind a garbage container on a dead end, private road in an industrial part of Fort Myers.
Her family has placed flowers and balloons at the crime scene.
