Tai - Lin Garr ' s assassination Tai - Lin Garr ' s assassination occurred in 28 ABY on the New Republic capital Hosnian Prime . The New Republic Senator Tai - Lin Garr was killed by Arliz Hadrassian , the leader of the Amaxine warriors , a paramilitary faction that had been destroyed during a skirmish on Sibensko . Garr was a prominent member of the Populist faction in the Galactic Senate who had been nominated as the new Populist candidate for First Senator . After shooting Garr , Hadrassian turned the gun on herself . Following the assassination , the Populists held a memory service to honor their fallen comrade . Later Lady Carise Sindian , a prominent Centrist senator and a secret agent of the First Order , fabricated evidence framing Ransolm Casterfo , a dissident Centrist as an accomplice of Hadrassian . In retaliation , Casterfo ' s friend Leia Organa convinced the Elder Houses to strip Carise of all her royal titles . Prelude . Following the mission to Sibensko , the Populist Senator Leia Organa gave a speech to the Galactic Senate on Hosnian Prime where she detailed the findings of her investigation . While Rinnrivin Di ' s cartel and the Amaxine warriors had been eliminated as threats to the New Republic , she warned that other threats still lingered . While several senators greeted her with hostility and disbelief due to her parent age as Darth Vader ' s daughter , her Centrist colleague Senator Ransolm Casterfo vouched for her . He presented evidence from his mission to Daxam IV corroborating her account that the Amaxines admired the Old Empire and had posed a threat to the New Republic . This restored some of Leia ' s credibility . However , Casterfo ' s actions antagonized his fellow Centrist Lady Carise Sindian , who was a secret agent of the First Order , a remnant of the Old Empire . To discredit Casterfo , she hired the Amaxine leader Arliz Hadrassian to assassin ate the Populist politician Tai - Lin Garr , Leia ' s friend and the next contender for First Senator . She also used her slicer s to create a fake video showing that Casterfo and Hadrassian were allies . Lady Carise viewed Casterfo as a threat to her and her allies ' plans to aid the First Order ' s plans to conquer the galaxy . The Assassination . Ten days after Leia ' s final speech to the Galactic Senate , Tai - Lin Garr and several Populists colleagues including Leia and Varish Vicly held a rally at a public park on Hosnian Prime . A large crowd had gathered from across the galaxy to greet the senior senator on his first campaign trail . Under Lady Carise ' s orders , Hadrassian infiltrated the crowd . When she got close enough to Tai - Lin , she shot him in the heart with her blaster ; killing him instantly . Amidst the chaos , Hadrassian had a brief verbal exchange with Leia . Before shooting herself in the head , Hadrassian taunted Leia by telling her that she was thinking strategically . Hadrassian ' s suicide prevented the New Republic authorities from investigating her links to Lady Carise . Aftermath . The assassination of Tai - Lin Garr , a prominent senator who had served since the formation of the New Republic , led to mass mourning in the Galactic Senate . Both the Populists and Centrists put aside their bickering to mourn the elder politician . The Senate postponed future elections indefinitely due to the political unrest . The New Republic authorities and media believed that Arliz Hadrassian was the mastermind of the Amaxines , the Napkin Bombing , and Rinnrivin ' s cartel who had murdered Tai - Lin in revenge for the deaths of her Amaxine warriors on Sibensko . Leia was skeptical of the official reports that a small - time businesswoman could bankroll a well - armed militia and a criminal syndicate . She voiced her suspicions at Tai - Lin Garr ' s memorial service but was rebuffed by Varish . The following day , Lady Carise leaked a doctored video showing Casterfo shaking hands with Hadrassian . As a result , the New Republic authorities identified Casterfo as the financier and mastermind behind Hadrassian and the Amaxines . Casterfo was promptly arrested for financing and supplying intelligence to a terrorist organization . Per Senate policy , he was deported to his homeworld of Riosa to face im prison ment , trial , and sentencing . Leia and her chief staffer Greer Sonnel realized the video was fake but were unable to stop Casterfo ' s deportation . After deducing that Lady Carise was responsible for Casterfo ' s frame - up and for exposing her true parentage , Leia convinced the Elder Houses to strip Carise of all her royal titles . Disillusioned with the Senate , Leia formed a paramilitary outfit called the Resistance to protect the New Republic . Behind the scenes . Tai - Lin Garr ' s assassination serves as the climax of Claudia Gray ' s 2016 novel " Bloodline " .