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Reward posted in transgender murder

A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the murder of a transgender woman who was found dead in woods behind a Northwood store.

Kyra Cordova, 27, known to many as Kyra Kruz, was found shot to death shortly after 5 a.m. on Sept. 3 in woods on the 1100 block of Adams Ave. Police said she had sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police believe she was killed where her body was found. No one has been arrested in connection with the crime.

The woods are behind a department store in an area that is in Northwood, where that neighborhood ends and Juniata begins. Frankford Avenue is a few blocks to the east.

Friends and family said they didn’t know where Cordova was residing at the time of her death.

The Citizens Crime Commission is administering a $5,000 reward posted by the Justice 4 Kyra Coalition and a $20,000 reward posted by the city.

Information should be called to the Crime Commission tip line at 215–546-TIPS or the Philadelphia Police tip line at 215–686-TIPS. ••

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