Koko Da Doll Wiki – Koko Da Doll Biography

GEORGIA: Koko Da Doll, one of the trans women featured in the hit Sundance documentary ‘Kokomo City’ has died. The film’s director says she was fatally shot as a result of ‘trans violence’. She was 35 years old. The award-winning documentary’s director, D Smith, shared the tragic news on Friday, April 21, saying that Koko, whose real name was Rasheeda Williams, “was shot and killed in Atlanta” on Tuesday night. The director added that Williams’ death makes her “the latest victim of violence against black transgender women” but says that she will “inspire generations to come and will never be forgotten.”

Koko Da Doll Age

The age of Koko Da Doll was 35 years.

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Koko Da Doll was shot and killed

According to Deadline, Rasheeda, who was a sex worker, had been found with an “apparent gunshot wound” on Martin Luther King Jr Drive in the southwestern part of the city. The Atlanta police department reported that Koko was “not alert, conscious or breathing” and was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report. Rasheeda Williams’ funeral expenses are covered through a GoFundMe page. By noon on Friday, she had reached her goal of $15,000, raising more than $10,000. Lena Waithe’s producer, Hillman Grad, contributed $2,500 to the cause.

Authorities have yet to name any suspects in the shooting. “Homicide investigators responded to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,” police wrote in the statement, according to The New York Post. “The investigation continues,” he further says.

‘Kokomo City’ took home 2 awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film followed the lives of Koko and three other African-American trans sex workers in Atlanta and New York City, shedding light on the little-explored topic of violence and discrimination faced by trans people in the Black community. Williams thanked D Smith for giving her a platform to tell her story after the film’s release. “I will be the reason that more opportunities and doors open up for transgender girls,” the sex worker wrote on Instagram in January. “What you have done here for me is going to save many lives,” she added.

The Sundance Film Festival also offered condolences from her. “We are saddened to hear about the death of Rasheeda Williams aka Koko Da Doll,” they wrote on Twitter, adding: “We are honored to have her at the festival this year with ‘Kokomo City’ where she remembered black trans women, ‘We can do anything, we can be anything we want to be.’ It’s a tragic loss.”

‘Kokomo City’ star Daniella Carter paid tribute to Williams on Instagram, writing: “I never thought I would lose you but here I am alone without you by my side we are sisters for life we promised but now you”. You’re gone I don’t know what to do without you I’m going crazy, I’m trying to hold on to stay strong…”Read More……