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A transgender woman shot in the back of the head early Friday morning in northwest Baltimore has died, police said.City police said officers were called at 3:18 a.m. to the 3600 block of Fairview Avenue, where they found a woman who had been shot. She was taken to a hospital, where she died, police said.Police identified the victim as Crystal Edmonds, 32, who lives in southwest Baltimore.Baltimore police officers, detectives and cadets canvassed the neighborhood Friday afternoon, knocking on doors and talking to neighbors in search of information."I heard the shots. This area is getting so bad. I heard the shots, and then my cousin called me and said she called the police," said Sandra Johnson, a resident.T.J. Smith, chief of Baltimore police media relations, said police have generated no suspects and very few leads."The kind of person who can do this, who can shoot someone in the back of the head and leave them for dead on a sidewalk, this type of person will do it again," Smith said.Smith made a public plea for tips from the community, and he did so flanked by homicide investigators and the Police Department's relatively new, full-time LGBT liaison."At this time, we don't know if that played a role, if she was targeted because she was transgender. We don't have the evidence yet," Smith said. Neighbors complained about prostitution in the area."It's terrible around here late night. They're all around here and all in my back ally, everywhere," Johnson said.WBAL-TV 11 News asked police whether they're looking into any possible link to this case."We've had some complaints about prostitution. We've had some complaints of some illegal activity, so that's part of our investigation. We're not prepared to say that played a direct role in this, but it's certainly something we would follow up on as a possible lead," Smith said.A reward of up to $2,000 is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and indictment.Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP, or text a tip to 443-902-4824.Get the WBAL-TV News App