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Transgender woman violently assaulted at Minneapolis light rail station; 2 suspects charged

“Officers had concerns that the assault was due to anti-transgender bias,” a criminal complaint said...

Metro Transit police responded about 9:45 a.m. Monday to a report of an assault at the Blue Line’s Lake Street Station, where a 911 caller told a dispatcher that a woman was lying on the ground with “visible brain matter” coming from a head wound, according to the criminal complaints.

When officers arrived, they found the woman bruised and bleeding from several injuries to her head, being loaded into a Hennepin County Medical Center ambulance by paramedics. Although she was unable to speak in full sentences, the complaint says she told officers, “They hit me.” 

Surveillance cameras recorded three suspects striking the woman and pushing her down a flight of stairs, and officers were provided with images of her attackers from the footage....

OutFront Minnesota, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, said on Twitter that it is “deeply saddened” by the attack.

“While we’re not aware of motive at this time, we know LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans women of color, face disproportionate rates of violence & discrimination,” the group wrote. “We’ll continue to work to ensure LGBTQ+ Minnesotans can live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination.”

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