Crime Hate crime investigation: Transgender woman attacked, sister and friend injured in Kensington - 2 women shot, tranny who's not shot most affected

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An early morning shooting and attack that injured three women in the Kensington section of Philadelphia is being investigated as a hate crime.

Police say the suspect shouted homophobic slurs at one of the victims, a transgender woman, before the attack.

It happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday at a speakeasy-type underground hookah club near East Westmoreland and Rosehill streets.

Investigators say the altercation began inside when the man bumped into the transgender woman and yelled out insults. The altercation turned physical outside.

Philadelphia transgender advocate Deja Alvarez says the attack happened as the women left the club and went to their car after the initial confrontation

"The man waited outside by the car for well over an hour for them to come outside," said Alvarez.

Police say once the three women came outside, the suspect started saying homophobic slurs at the transgender woman and brutally attacked her. It's a key distinction according to District Attorney Larry Krasner.

"Those are the kinds of facts that are very important in determining whether or not the intent of the crime was based was based upon hate," said Krasner.

Alvarez says the victim was pistol-whipped. She was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition.

The transgender woman's friend and sister, ages 22 and 17, were with her at the time.

Police say one was shot in the arm, and the other was grazed in the head. Both are listed as stable at the hospital.

As of Monday afternoon, police were working to retrieve surveillance video from inside and outside the hookah club. Police hope they will help them identify and catch the suspect.

The attack is one that Alvarez says an untold number of transgender people risk every time they go in public.

"Being a transperson, if you're walking out the street and somebody recognizes that you're trans, you're automatically in danger," said Alvarez, adding that the current political climate seems to have made some people even more bold in their attacks.

The Action News Data Journalism team found that transgender people are four times more likely to experience violent attacks compared to cisgender people.

"No matter how you feel, what religion you believe, no human being should be subjected to this," said Alvarez.

A spokesperson for Mayor Jim Kenney's office released this statement to Action News:
"The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating this heinous incident. Any acts of hate or intolerance are unacceptable and will not be tolerated in Philadelphia. The City's Office of LGBT Affairs is working with partners to remain briefed on this incident and remain available for support."

No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call 215-686-TIPS.

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Oh well, nothing to be done about that I guess. You'll just have to live in horrible danger forever with no conceivable way out.

Since most trannies don't pass I don't know why they feel the risk is worth it. Just be an effeminate gay guy. You will actually be less of a spectacle. certain things just don't belong outside of the club scene.
 
Oh well, nothing to be done about that I guess. You'll just have to live in horrible danger forever with no conceivable way out.
Trans women are heckin' cute and valid and you've probably seen one billion trannies and just didn't know it because they're so CUTE AND VALID

but also

Trans women can't go outside without instantly being clocked by a hate criminal and murdered
 
And people claim that tweakers aren't real...

That whole area used to be a popular shopping mecca up until the late 80s. Just imagine all those shops open with families walking around.

The police have their hands tied by the mayor so they can't do much. The churches hand out food and clothes and there are all these safe needle initiatives. The majority of these people are not salvageable so it's a wasted effort.

he looks like that woman who injected cement into her face

Those fillers definitely look back alley clinic. It's a really bad job.

Even though his sister and friend were also attacked, the tranny is the focus. I get that slurs were used so that's likely why. But the other two victims were real women and therefore more vulnerable. I'm thinking the friend is a real woman like the sister. Otherwise they'd say it was a double hate crime.
 
It's Kensington. It's North Philly. That's pretty much all you need to know. Want to see what Kensington looks like? This guy does daily filmings:

One of these Kensington ride along videos has a dead dude in it. Camera man drove by 3 times, mans was folded backwards like a chair until someone pushed him over and robbed his corpse.

Eta. He died in front of an abandoned storefront with other junkies sharing the same stoop.
 
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