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Dallas police arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a serious assault on a transgender woman, during which the victim was repeatedly assaulted.
An affidavit, released Tuesday night, revealed that the suspect, Domingo Ramirez-Cayente, admitted to shooting the victim.
The affidavit indicates that after throwing homophobic and transphobic slurs on the victim, the suspect allegedly drove while waiting at a bus stop, pulled out a firearm and He pulled it several times.
The victim was hit on the arm and chest but survived. She was able to tell details of the bullet attack Sunday of the hospital where she was recovering. The police also broadcast a video of the surveillance footage showing the suspect's van.
Police said they could identify the truck and arrested the suspect for several outstanding traffic violations. During his interrogation, he admitted to shooting at the woman.
Friday's shootout follows three fatal attacks on transgender women in Texas this year – two in Dallas. Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found shot dead in Dallas on May 18, and a 33-year-old man was arrested in connection with her death and that of two other women. Chynal Lindsey, 26, was found dead in a Dallas lake on June 1, and a 22-year-old man was arrested while he was suspected of being responsible for his murder. Tracy Single, 22, was killed in Houston on July 30 and a 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with his death.
At least 18 transgender women of color, including the three in Texas, have been murdered to date in 2019, according to a count maintained by the Human Rights Campaign.
Violence against transgender-colored women has become a problem in the 2020 presidential campaign. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Stressed Friday at a LGBTQ presidential forum in Iowa the violence that transgender women of color by reading their names as part of her opening statement.
Kamala Harris of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey, two other Democratic Senators who run for president, have used their social media platforms to express themselves on the issue. Booker spoke about the issue during the Miami democracy debate in June.
"We do not talk enough about transamericans, especially African Americans, and particularly high murder rates right now," Booker tweeted shortly after the debate. "It's not enough to respect the law on equality, we need a president who will fight every day to protect LGBTQ Americans."
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