Nearly five years after her death, the family of a transgender woman who was murdered in Detroit will see a resolution in the case.

A 35-year-old man from Indiana was sentenced on Wednesday on charges that he targeted members of the LGBTQ community in Metro Detroit.

A man who was targeting members of the LGBTQ community on dating apps has pleaded guilty in connection with a Detroit murder and a Dearborn robbery, officials said.

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – An Indiana man is facing charges in connection with a Detroit homicide and in an armed robbery in Dearborn. Diabolique Paris Johnson, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been charged with one count of armed robbery for a Sept. 21 incident. Johnson was charged in the armed robbery of a 26-year-old Detroit man that happened on Sept. 1, 2020. Johnson is accused of the murder of a 39-year-old man who had moved to Detroit just six months prior. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym WorthyThe Fair Michigan Justice Project (FMJP) assisted Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.