“Pose” Actor Ryan Jamaal Swain Mourns Death Of Sister Who Was Shot In Alabama
Raven Lynette Swain, who is the sister of actor and dancer Ryan Jamaal Swain, was shot and killed in a Birmingham park. The 24-year old was found dead in the driver’s seat of her car Wednesday.
Ryan revealed the heartbreaking news in his latest Instagram post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPpzFkJR5A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Ryan plays a homeless person name Damon Richards Evangelista on the hit FX television series “Pose.”
In the TV drama, Damon is a gay teenager and aspiring classical dancer from Pennsylvania who is violently kicked out of his home when his parents learn his sexual orientation. Once he moves to New York and befriends Blanca, he soon pursues his modern dance dreams.
As for Ryan’s sister Raven, family members said she was a bright young woman who had a heart of gold.
Investigators say Raven was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat of her vehicle when South Precinct officers responded at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday to Underwood Park in the 1100 block of 26th Street South. Birmingham Sgt. Rod Mauldin said she was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:48 p.m.
Evidence in the park and parking lot indicated multiple shots had been fired, Mauldin said.
No arrests or updates have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
