Muhlaysia Booker speaks in April during a rally in Dallas. Photo / AP file
Several weeks ago, a 23-year-old transgender woman was beaten in a Dallas parking lot. Last weekend, she was fatally shot.
At a news conference yesterday, Major Vincent Weddington of the Dallas Police Department said officers were called to the scene of a shooting around 7 am local time on Saturday.
The victim, who he identified as Muhlaysia Booker, was discovered dead on arrival.
The previous assault, on April 12, was recorded on a cellphone. The video captured a man, wearing white, mercilessly punching a woman in a flamingo-pink wig who was trying to shield herself from the blows.
The broad-daylight assault, viewed by a crowd of bystanders, ended when the attacker, joined by other men, knocked the writhing woman unconscious. At least one woman can be heard yelling a homophobic slur toward the end of the video, the Washington Post previously reported.
Then onlookers lifted the limp body to safety. Booker was reportedly treated at a hospital for bone fractures and a possible concussion.
