Kokomo City star Koko Da Doll is found fatally shot at 35 in Southwest Atlanta

Koko Da Doll, who was featured in the Sundance Film Festival documentary Kokomo City earlier this year, was found dead in Southwest Atlanta on Tuesday. 

The performer’s death was confirmed by the Atlanta Police Department, who revealed she was fatally shot ‘shortly before 11 p.m.’ and ‘pronounced dead at the scene,’ according to Variety.

Following the news, Sundance Film Festival tweeted that they are ‘saddened to hear about the death of Rasheeda Williams aka Koko Da Doll.’

‘We were honored to have her at the Festival this year with KOKOMO CITY, where she reminded Black trans women, ‘we can do anything, we can be whatever we want to be.’ It is a tragic loss,’ the group informed their social media followers. 

After the release of her award-winning documentary, the rapper raved on Instagram that  that she would ‘be the reason there’s more opportunities and doors opening for transgender girls.’

Gone too soon: Following the news, Sundance Film Festival tweeted that they are ‘saddened to hear about the death of Rasheeda Williams aka Koko Da Doll’

She went on to thank D. Smith, for directing Kokomo City, which follows the lives of four Black trans women sex workers in Atlanta.