Homicide victim in Gulfport apartment complex double shooting identified

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after an overnight shooting on Tuesday, Gulfport police said.

GPD responded to a shooting in the 3300 block of 39th Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. at Emerald Pines Apartments and found the victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the 27-year-old as their legal birth name.

Friends and family identified as the victim as Shawmayne McClam, who identified as a transgender woman, according to a news report from WLOX-TV.

The second victim, McClam’s sister, was transported to a local area hospital where she underwent emergency surgery. She was last listed as being in critical condition.

Neighbors told the Sun Herald on Tuesday afternoon that Shawmayne was friendly and very nice. Shawmayne’s death is the first known killing of a transgender person on the Coast this year.

Gulfport police Sgt. Jason Ducré said the investigation is ongoing and no one is in custody yet.

This is the second shooting at Emerald Pines apartments in two months.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5959.

This story was originally published June 21, 2022 at 10:16 AM.