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A transgender woman whose brutal beating in Dallas was recorded on video last month was found fatally shot and lying face down in the road on Saturday, authorities said.
Police found Muhlaysia Booker, 23, with a gunshot wound around 6:40 a.m. and pronounced her dead at the scene, the Dallas Morning News reported. Her death was ruled a homicide, the report said.
Police said Muhlaysia Booker, a Dallas transgender woman, was found dead on Saturday. (GoFundMe)
Booker was severely beaten and hospitalized last month after a minor traffic accident in the parking lot of an apartment complex. A purported video that circulated online showed a man beating Booker while a crowd of onlookers shouted slurs.
Edward Thomas, 29, was arrested late month for his alleged role in an attack on a transgender woman. (Dallas County Sheriff's Dept.)
Police arrested 29-year-old Edward Thomas two days later for his alleged role in the aggravated assault, the Dallas Morning News reported, citing police.
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Police declined to say whether Booker had received death threats before she was found dead. Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said Booker’s death is concerning for minority communities who fear retaliation for reporting hate crimes.
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Authorities are asking anyone with information to call Detective David Grubbs at 214-671-3675 or email david.grubbsjr@dallascityhall.com
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