Police in Dallas say a transgender woman was seriously wounded after being shot several times and they are investigating the attack as a hate crime.
Investigators say a man driving a pickup truck pulled alongside the woman late Friday, yelled slurs about her gender identity and fired several times, striking her in the chest and arm.
Authorities say the woman's injuries prevented her from speaking with them until Sunday when she relayed details of the shooting.images and details of the crime on their website . The Dallas Police Department is offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest and indictment. Friday's shooting follows three fatal attacks on transgender women in Texas this year — two in Dallas. Weeks after, 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 the deaths of two other women. Chynal Lindsey, 26, was found dead in a Dallas lake on June 1, and
. Tracy Single, 22, was killed in Houston on July 30, and a 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with her death.
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