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A man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a transgender woman in Walnut Hills turned himself in to police.WLWT News 5's Jackie Congedo was at Cincinnati Police Headquarters when Quamar Edwards arrived Wednesday morning.Watch this storyEdwards was wanted in the homicide of a transgendered woman, Tiffany Edwards, 28, after her body was found on Tuxedo Place.Tiffany Edwards, no relation to the suspect, was initially identified by police as DeAndre Edwards, but Edwards' family said she identified as Tiffany.Family members who accompanied Quamar said he "wanted to do the right thing" and that they encouraged him to give himself up.Quamar Edwards arrived at the police station with his mother, brother, sister and uncle to turn himself in around 11 a.m."I hate this with a passion, ma'am, to even bring my nephew down here and walk him into the police station. But it's the right thing to do," Greg Mullins, Edwards' uncle said.Investigators said Tiffany Edwards was shot to death and dumped in Walnut Hills. Officials with the Buckeye Region Anti-violence Organization said they thought the crime was hate motivated.But Quamar Edwards' uncle said it was not."This was never a hate thing," Mullins said.Mullins said Tiffany asked his nephew for a ride, and somehow, things escalated from there."Apparently, he found out the boy was gay because he's trying to hit on him and all other kinds of stuff. And I told you, my nephew gets an attitude about that now. I don't know what happened after but this has nothing to do 'cause the guy was gay," Mullins said.Tiffany's aunt said last week she was praying for Quamar to turn himself in, and that she was thankful he did.Friends and family members hosted a vigil for Tiffany Wednesday night where her body was found."I never suspected the support that I'm receiving. I'm glad this vigil couldn't have been on a better day. This guy turned himself in (Wednesday)," Tiffany's mother, Temeka Edwards, said.Edwards is being held on $500,000 bond.