{"id":1199465,"date":"2023-08-30T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=8d7bf4d47c5a275e43083b6e2db71a55"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:15:00","slug":"when-police-killed-a-trans-woman-small-town-officials-scrambled-to-protect-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/08\/30\/when-police-killed-a-trans-woman-small-town-officials-scrambled-to-protect-them\/","title":{"rendered":"When Police Killed a Trans Woman, Small Town Officials Scrambled to Protect Them"},"content":{"rendered":"
On May 19, 2022, police in the small borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, conducted a wellness check on 47-year-old Korean transgender woman Maddie Hofmann, who was experiencing a mental health crisis. According to the Chester County district attorney, Hofmann allegedly opened the front door with a gun in their right hand. An officer convinced them to drop the firearm, but Hofmann allegedly picked it...<\/p>\n