QuotePolice later responded to a local hospital, where the victim told them what happened.
So far, no suspects have been arrested, but police are still canvassing the area and talking to witnesses.
The victim's family says she didn't know her attackers, but they recognize some of the people on that video from the neighborhood.
"I just cannot explain how I feel about someone being that mean and evil to someone. How could you do that? How?" said Debra Booker, the victim's grandmother.
Booker is at a loss for words after seeing her grandchild beaten in a mob-style attack that was caught on video and posted to social media.
The victim has been identified by family members as Muhlaysia Booker.
The victim's grandmother said the victim was with her cousin visiting someone at the Royal Crest Apartments, when she accidentally backed her car into another car.
"The person got out of the car and then they started talking to their friends, and their friends started coming up and everybody started kicking and hitting Mulhaysia," Booker added.
The three-minute video shows several people surrounding the victim, stomping and kicking her as she's trying to get away. Some screamed for them to stop, while others just watched.
It isn't until about two minutes into the clip that people are able to pull her away from the crowd.
The victim told police her attackers used homophobic slurs while beating her.
"Anyone who thinks it's acceptable just because she's transgender, something is wrong with them too," the victim's aunt, Quan Booker, said. "They need to seek some help. It's still a human being, period. Regardless of what her gender is, she's still a human being."
Family members say the victim has a broken wrist, a swollen face, and she's in a lot of pain, but is home from the hospital recovering.
"The person needs to be turned in, the people that did it, all that. The apartments need to be ran down with a bulldozer," said Pierre Booker, the victim's father.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said he was disgusted watching the video, and police are working with a sense of urgency to try and identify the people responsible.
"When we as citizens see something bad, we've got to stop it. We've got to say something about it, we can't just sit back and be bystanders there," Rawlings said.
Debra Booker, victim's grandmother
"I hope they get what's coming to them, and I know they will," Debra Booker added.
The victim posted a message on Facebook on Saturday thanking her supporters.
Her family said she's not ready to speak publicly about the attack.
According to NBCDFW Dallas Mayor Responds to Assault of Transgender Woman
The Dallas Police Department is reviewing an assault captured on video that could potentially be classified as a hate crime.
According to Dallas police, the incident happened Friday at 11:23 p.m. at the Royal Crest Apartments located at 3558 Wilhurt Avenue.
The victim, a transgender female, told police that she had gotten into a minor crash and afterward was assaulted by several people.
The entire attack was captured on video and shared on social media.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings released a statement on the assault stating he was "extremely angry about what appears to be a mob violence against this woman."
"Chief Hall alerted me this morning to the assault at the Royal Crest Apartments and I have seen a video of what happened. I am extremely angry about what appears to be mob violence against this woman. I am in contact with the chief and she assured me that the Dallas Police Department is fully investigating, including the possibility that this was a hate crime. Those who did this do not represent how Dallasites feel about our thriving LGBTQ community. We will not stand for this kind of behavior," according to a statement from Mayor Rawlings.
Dallas police are continuing to investigate the incident; no arrests have been made at this time.
#TheDPDBeat Aggravated Assault at 3550 Wilhurt Avenue
On April 12, 2019 at about 11:23 p.m., officers responded to an injured person call at a Dallas area hospital. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the victim, a Transgender female, who had been assaulted by known suspects. The victim stated she was assaulted after a being involved in a minor traffic accident at the Royal Crest Apartments at 3558 Wilhurt Avenue in Dallas. The victim stated that the suspects used homophobic slurs during the assault. Additionally, this assault was captured on video. The Department is investigating this offense and reviewing all available evidence to determine if it will be classified as a hate crime. We take such crimes very seriously and ask that if anyone has additional details, please contact the Dallas Police Department Assault Unit at 214-671-3584.
http://dallasurbannews.com/muhlaysia-bookers-a-transgender-woman-attacked-after-traffic-accident-in-dallas-possible-hate-crime/?fbclid=IwAR0uLeR6SfYP53wbzXtR7SR69qdXdvUpXDKlmGMYxuPgexpzN_92HUAUrLo
Yeah this was all over the news here. They caught the monkey who did it though
Hope these niggas die! Horribly!
whole view is so sad
do bettr yall fr
I hope he dies in jail and rots in hell.
This is awful, why do people continue to beat people after it's clear the person on the receiving end isn't in a position to fight back?! :uhh:
This reminds me of the situation with those 2 guys beating on the other guy who eventually pulled the gun out. It's never okay to beat someone to a pulp who is no longer a threat after the first couple of hits..
Quote from: BowDown on April 15, 2019, 04:05:06 PM
This is awful, why do people continue to beat people after it's clear the person on the receiving end isn't in a position to fight back?! :uhh:
And what's sad is when it was posted the hotep niggas and bitches were giving a "why are y'all calling him and women it was a man and it was a fair fight"
It's like girl it's clearly not a fair fight
Quote from: Jussie Lying on April 15, 2019, 04:26:55 PM
Quote from: BowDown on April 15, 2019, 04:05:06 PM
This is awful, why do people continue to beat people after it's clear the person on the receiving end isn't in a position to fight back?! :uhh:
And what's sad is when it was posted the hotep niggas and bitches were giving a "why are y'all calling him and women it was a man and it was a fair fight"
It's like girl it's clearly not a fair fight
!!
At a certain amount of hits it's no longer a fight it's just flat out assault.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/04/14/29-year-old-man-arrested-assault-transgender-woman-east-oak-cliff?fbclid=IwAR0fRPEfo_rr0R_TLG--woMohePpZVzvL4GpGWxq-mEvi7TBtxpUxQ6DuOM
They caught this ashy ass nigga. Hope he and his squad get blasted
Not watching but this is sad to hear
Im still kinda pissed where's that damn thread about black men being oppressive
:fuming:
And they still wanna act like black women are their biggest threat ch....all the while bragging about how they can snatch their men.
This is not assault, it should be attempted murder. If you continue to attack someone who is not defending themselves that would lead to murder. This should be classified as attempted murder.
Hate crime downe I hope justice is served
Why are there so many people just standing outside of an apartment complex?
Just 2 men fighting nothing to see here