Viral video from the Friday incident, which is being investigated as a possible hate crime, drew outrage from Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
Edward Thomas, left, was arrested on Sunday night in connection with a violent assault that took place in Dallas on Friday and was captured on video. By Antonia Noori Farzan Antonia Noori Farzan Reporter for the Morning Mix Email Bio Follow April 15 at 6:10 AM A crowd gathers outside an apartment complex south of downtown Dallas, nervously watching and waiting.
Authorities announced on Sunday night that they had arrested Edward Thomas, 29, for his role in the violent daytime attack, which has been flagged as a possible hate crime. The violent altercation began after the victim was involved in a minor traffic accident at the apartment complex on Friday, a statement from the Dallas Police Department said. During a verbal argument over the accident, a man began assaulting her, and several other suspects joined in.
Relatives have told local news outlets that the victim was 23-year-old Muhlaysia Booker. She did not respond to a request for comment late Sunday night, but thanked supporters in a Facebook post on Saturday. That same day, a family member who wasn’t identified by WFAA told the station that she was home from the hospital and recovering with close friends. She had reportedly suffered from facial fractures, and had her arm in a sling.
The video then flips to show the man in the white shirt posing with a man who is filming. “Knock 'em out,” the man in the white shirt appears to say, before the camera flips around again to show the crowd milling around. A few seconds later, he can be seen throwing Booker to the ground and punching her as she tries to protect her face from his blows.
Speaking to BuzzFeed News on Sunday, Taj initially claimed that he had shot the footage, then later said that he had obtained it from someone else. He also claimed that it consists of two videos that have been spliced together. He did not respond to requests for comment from The Washington Post on Sunday night.
As a transgender woman who is also black, Booker belongs to a group that is disproportionately likely to experience a violent attack. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the vast majority of the 128 transgender people who were killed between 2013 and 2018 were women of color. Within the LGBTQ community, black transgender women are the most likely to face deadly violence, the group has found.
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