(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Atlanta police have arrested and charged a 17-year-old in the shooting death of a transgender woman last week.

On April 18, police responded to reports of a person shot near the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Drive in Southwest Atlanta. When they arrived, they found Rasheeda Williams, 35, dead from a gunshot wound.

Williams was known in the transgender community as ‘Koko Da Doll’ or ‘Hollywood Koko’.

Officials say 17-year-old Jermarcus Jernigan turned himself in to police Wednesday and he was taken to the Fulton County Jail.

Jernigan has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Williams was one of two Black transgender women killed in shootings within a week. Ashley Burton, 37, was also shot and killed the week of April 18; no arrests have been made in her death.

In a previous statement, Atlanta police said they’re also investigating a third shooting that critically injured a Black transgender woman in January on Highland Ave.

Investigators do not believe any of the cases are connected at this time, but said they understand the widespread concern in the community.

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