Jayne Thompson aka Jayson Thompson
Transgender, White
Date of the incident: 5/9/2020
Orchard Mesa, Mesa, CO
US-50 and 29 Road
US-50 and 29 Road
About 9 a.m., Trooper Jason Wade shot and killed a transgender woman, Jayne Thompson. Thompson reportedly ran at the trooper with a knife. Police often report deaths of transgendered people by their birth identification, as they did in this case. Thompson may have been the second transgendered person killed by police in May.