𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 On Saturday May 18th, 2019 in Dallas, Texas, Muhlaysia Booker was found fatally shot in the middle of the road around 6:40am. Her death is being investigated with assistance by the FBI as to whether it will be labeled a hate crime. As of now, there are no leads to the death of the 23 year old victim. Assistant Chief Avery Moore announced that they are collaborating to determine if her murder was “motivated by hate or retaliation.” The police department gave no comment when asked if Booker reported receiving death threats before her untimely death. Last month, April, a video shows Miss Booker being brutally beaten by a group of men that developed after a car accident said to have resulted after she accidentally backed up into another vehicle. Per Booker’s account, the driver held her at gun point and threatened that she pay for the damages on the spot. An arrest warrant details that 29 year old, Edward Dominic Thomas, was offered $200 to beat Booker as she was surrounded by a crowd. Female bystanders eventually intervened and pulled Booker to safety. She suffered a concussion, a fracture wrist, and other injuries. A second assailant stomped on her head, but has not been apprehended. Thomas was arrested two days after the assault, but was released on bail soon after. The Humans Rights Campaign reports that since the start of 2019, at least 5 transgender people are known to have been lost to violence. The last reported death occurred the day after Muhlaysia Booker on May 19th. #TransgenderRights #TransLivesMatter #LGBTQ #GayRights #TransgenderPower #MuhlaysiaBooker #VOTM Sources: CBSNews.com, DallasNews.com, HRC.org https://www.instagram.com/p/BxtWS9VgUdf/?igshid=ttc23udazbkw
