Maya's Facebook page said that she was originally from Vineland, NJ and attended Buena Regional High School in Atlantic County. But by 2012 the 25-year-old was living in Philadelphia.

Close friends describe her as a 'truly a funny girl who was mad REAL and LOYAL.

--Naiymah Sanchez, TransHealth Information Project coordinator

Maya was stabbed multiple times in the neck and chest shortly before midnight Saturday in Philadelphia's Frankford section. Responding police took her to Aria Health-Frankford Campus whee she died at 12:21am.

Police identified her by her dead name this morning.

The community is heartbroken once again with the senseless slaying of another transgender woman of color.

--Sanchez

Sanchez lamented that some friends on Facebook were posting about Young "saying 'Finally Free.'

It's so sad that we feel death is freedom. It's sad to say it's becoming the norm and even harder as a transgender woman to wake up every day with fearing someone may ultimately feel they want to take our life.

--Sanchez

Five other transgender women of color have been murdered in Philadelphia since 2010.

Another trans woman of color, Veronica Banks Cano, was found dead, fully clothed in a motel-room bathtub in San Antonio on February 19. There were no visible signs of trauma.

Cano, who was in her mid-30’s, was a native of Pleasanton, Texas. Joe Mendez, a friend from her past, told Out In SA that Cano was “loved and accepted by many in our small community.” He said Cano had pursued a career in nursing.

A Gofundme page has been started to help pay for funeral expenses for Veronica.

Police are investigating whether foul play was involved.