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== Attack ==
== Attack ==
On April 12, 2019, Booker and a cousin went to see a fight in Royal Crest Apartments.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-woman-killed-in-dallas-muhlaysia-booker-texas-transgender-woman-attack-video-last-month-shot-dead-sunday/|title=Texas transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=20 May 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Upon leaving, Booker backed into a car and tried to flee the scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/maryanngeorgantopoulos/muhlaysia-booker-fatally-shot-beating-dallas-transgender|title=The Transgender Woman Who Was Beaten In Dallas Last Month Was Fatally Shot|website=BuzzFeed News|date=21 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> The driver got out of his car and held Booker at gunpoint until damages were paid. A crowd gathered around the altercation and Edward Thomas was offered $200 to assault Booker. Bystanders watched, videotaped, and yelled. The video was uploaded to social media and went viral. Booker had a [[concussion]] and [[Fracture|fractured]] wrist.<ref name=":1" /> The Dallas mayor labeled it as "mob violence."<ref name=":2" /> On April 14, 2019, Edward Thomas was charged with [[Assault|aggravated assault]] and held without [[Bond (finance)|bond]] in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]] jail.<ref name=":2" /> The police stated that his [[Electronic tagging|ankle monitor]] placed him at the location.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=Man charged with beating Muhlaysia Booker ordered back to Dallas County jail, held without bail|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/05/23/man-charged-beating-muhlaysia-booker-back-jail-held-without-bail|access-date=2019-07-31|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref> He was eventually bonded at $75,000 at his court hearing and went back to jail on May 20.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Guerrero|first1=Maria|last2=Blake|first2=Chris|title=More Arrests Likely in Assault on Transgender Woman: PD|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-in-Connection-to-Assault-on-Transgender-Woman-Police-508578621.html|access-date=2019-07-31|website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|date=15 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
On April 12, 2019, Booker and a cousin went to see a fight in Royal Crest Apartments.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-woman-killed-in-dallas-muhlaysia-booker-texas-transgender-woman-attack-video-last-month-shot-dead-sunday/|title=Texas transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=20 May 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Upon leaving, Booker backed into a car and tried to flee the scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/maryanngeorgantopoulos/muhlaysia-booker-fatally-shot-beating-dallas-transgender|title=The Transgender Woman Who Was Beaten In Dallas Last Month Was Fatally Shot|website=BuzzFeed News|date=21 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> The driver got out of his car and held Booker held until damages were paid. A crowd gathered around the altercation and Edward Thomas was offered $200 to assault Booker. Bystanders watched, videotaped, and yelled. The video was uploaded to social media and went viral. Booker had a [[concussion]] and [[Fracture|fractured]] wrist.<ref name=":1" /> The Dallas mayor labeled it as "mob violence."<ref name=":2" /> On April 14, 2019, Edward Thomas was charged with [[Assault|aggravated assault]] and held without [[Bond (finance)|bond]] in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]] jail.<ref name=":2" /> The police stated that his [[Electronic tagging|ankle monitor]] placed him at the location.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=Man charged with beating Muhlaysia Booker ordered back to Dallas County jail, held without bail|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/05/23/man-charged-beating-muhlaysia-booker-back-jail-held-without-bail|access-date=2019-07-31|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref> He was eventually bonded at $75,000 at his court hearing and went back to jail on May 20.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Guerrero|first1=Maria|last2=Blake|first2=Chris|title=More Arrests Likely in Assault on Transgender Woman: PD|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-in-Connection-to-Assault-on-Transgender-Woman-Police-508578621.html|access-date=2019-07-31|website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|date=15 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


After Booker's attack, supporters held a small rally.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/muhlaysia-booker-trans-woman-dallas-beating-speaks-out/04/2019/|title=Trans Woman Seen in Brutal Beating Video Speaks Out: "I Will Remain Strong" {{!}} NewNowNext|website=www.newnownext.com|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref> Booker spoke out about assault against the transgender community.<ref name=":4" /> Her cousin, Quanjasmine Baccus, said, "She was picked on because she is transgender."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/muhlaysia-booker-death-kendrell-lavar-lyles-arrested-homicide-transgender-woman-dallas-today-2019-06-12/|title=Arrest made in homicide of transgender woman in Dallas|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=12 June 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>
After Booker's attack, supporters held a small rally.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/muhlaysia-booker-trans-woman-dallas-beating-speaks-out/04/2019/|title=Trans Woman Seen in Brutal Beating Video Speaks Out: "I Will Remain Strong" {{!}} NewNowNext|website=www.newnownext.com|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref> Booker spoke out about assault against the transgender community.<ref name=":4" /> Her cousin, Quanjasmine Baccus, said, "She was picked on because she is transgender."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/muhlaysia-booker-death-kendrell-lavar-lyles-arrested-homicide-transgender-woman-dallas-today-2019-06-12/|title=Arrest made in homicide of transgender woman in Dallas|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=12 June 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-31}}</ref>

Revision as of 02:24, 10 June 2023

Muhlaysia Booker
Born(1997-01-14)January 14, 1997
Dallas, Texas
DiedMay 18, 2019(2019-05-18) (aged 22)
Dallas, Texas
Cause of deathGunshot wound

Muhlaysia Booker (January 14, 1997 – May 18, 2019)[1][2] was a 22 year old African American trans woman whose filmed assault in Dallas, Texas went viral on social media. She was murdered a month later.[3]

Attack

On April 12, 2019, Booker and a cousin went to see a fight in Royal Crest Apartments.[4][3] Upon leaving, Booker backed into a car and tried to flee the scene.[5] The driver got out of his car and held Booker held until damages were paid. A crowd gathered around the altercation and Edward Thomas was offered $200 to assault Booker. Bystanders watched, videotaped, and yelled. The video was uploaded to social media and went viral. Booker had a concussion and fractured wrist.[4] The Dallas mayor labeled it as "mob violence."[2] On April 14, 2019, Edward Thomas was charged with aggravated assault and held without bond in Dallas County jail.[2] The police stated that his ankle monitor placed him at the location.[6] He was eventually bonded at $75,000 at his court hearing and went back to jail on May 20.[6][7]

After Booker's attack, supporters held a small rally.[8] Booker spoke out about assault against the transgender community.[8] Her cousin, Quanjasmine Baccus, said, "She was picked on because she is transgender."[9]

Murder

At around 6:40 AM on May 18, 2019, police officers responded to reports of a shooting near Tenison Park Golf Course, where Booker was found dead from a gunshot wound.[4] Kendrell Lyles, a 34-year old male, was arrested and charged with Booker's murder, as well as two other killings. Police said that earlier, Booker was seen getting into a light colored Lincoln, matching the description of Lyles' car. Police discovered phone records between Booker and Lyles, placing him in the area.[10]

References

  1. ^ Home, Golden Gate Funeral. "Obituary for MUHLAYSIA BOOKER | Golden Gate Funeral Home". Obituary for MUHLAYSIA BOOKER | Golden Gate Funeral Home. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Man Arrested In Connection With Brutal Beating Of Dallas Transgender Woman". Essence. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. ^ a b The Armon Wiggins Show (2019-06-07), EXCLUSIVE: MUHLAYSIA BOOKER MOTHER SPEAKS OUT (FULL INTERVIEW), retrieved 2019-07-10
  4. ^ a b c "Texas transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead". www.cbsnews.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  5. ^ "The Transgender Woman Who Was Beaten In Dallas Last Month Was Fatally Shot". BuzzFeed News. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  6. ^ a b "Man charged with beating Muhlaysia Booker ordered back to Dallas County jail, held without bail". Dallas News. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  7. ^ Guerrero, Maria; Blake, Chris (15 April 2019). "More Arrests Likely in Assault on Transgender Woman: PD". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  8. ^ a b "Trans Woman Seen in Brutal Beating Video Speaks Out: "I Will Remain Strong" | NewNowNext". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  9. ^ "Arrest made in homicide of transgender woman in Dallas". www.cbsnews.com. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  10. ^ Miller, Justin (2019-06-13). "Dallas Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of Muhlaysia Booker and Link Him to Another Transgender Woman's Slaying". Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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