Transgender people face very high rates of violence and homicide. The suspect then allegedly ran Booker off the road to stop her, and allegedly threatened her with a gun unless she paid for the damages.Īccording to the affidavit, and as can be heard in the video, someone offered Thomas $200 to beat up Booker following the accident.Īs Thomas and several other men beat Booker, police said, he and others in the crowd yelled, 'That's what your faggot ass gets,' 'Get that faggot out of our hood,' and 'Shoot that punk ass.' The April incident began after Booker accidentally backed into a suspect's car and tried to flee the scene, according to an affidavit obtained by BuzzFeed News. More than 400 gathered to pay their respects to the 23-year. Police are still working to identify additional suspects that were seen in the video of the beating. A funeral for Muhlaysia Booker, the black transgender woman who was killed in Texas 11 days ago, was held in Dallas on Tuesday 28 May. 'We have no doubt that the truth will come to light in this situation after a thorough investigation by the Dallas Police Department,' the statement said, repeatedly referring to Booker by her deadname. CNN A Dallas man was arrested in the slayings of three people, including the high-profile death of transgender woman Muhlaysia Booker, Dallas Police said Wednesday.

In a statement Monday, attorneys representing Thomas said it was their position that the April attack was not a hate crime, adding that their client 'had absolutely nothing to do with' Booker's death. He is no longer in jail, and police are unaware of his whereabouts, but there is nothing at this time connecting Thomas to Booker's death, Weddington said. The incident, which was captured on video and posted to Facebook, was being investigated by police as a possible hate crime.Įdward Thomas, 29, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault for the incident. Last month, Booker was brutally attacked by a group of men who repeatedly punched and kicked her following a minor traffic accident. Vincent Weddington attributed Booker's death to 'homicidal violence' but did not provide additional details.

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When they arrived at the scene they found Muhlaysia Booker, 23, facedown on the street, dead from a gunshot wound.ĭallas Police Lt. Muhlaysia Booker, transgender woman beaten in mob-style attack, killed in shooting. Police received a call about a shooting shortly before 7 a.m. A transgender woman who was assaulted in broad daylight by a group of men in Dallas last month was found fatally shot Saturday, police said.

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