The Trans Women's Anti-Violence Project

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) —- Police say a transgender woman who was found stabbed in Northeast Washington Thursday evening has died.

METRO Transit Police tell 9NewsNow that the stabbing happened at about eight o’clock in the 4900 block of East Capitol Street, at a bus stop.  The transgender victim apparently had an altercation with another individual, a black male in his forties, wearing a striped hat and a black coat.

That suspect allegedly stabbed the victim in the head. She fell to the ground. Passersby flagged down a passing Metro Transit Police officer who administered aid until ambulance workers took over and took the victim to Prince George’s County Hospital Center. It was not until she was on the operating table in grave condition that doctors determined that she was transgender.

Friday morning, police said that the victim had died and now the incident is being investigated as a homicide.

Earlier Thursday, Russell Brock-Smith was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking a transgender woman in broad daylight in Northwest Washington last summer. Police say the 26 year old tried to steal the victim’s purse but, when she refused to give up the purse, he pulled her hair, punched her in the head, and tried to pull her into a nearby alley.

A jury convicted him of assault with intent to rob.

This is an updated report by 9NewsNow. An earlier report by the station misidentified the victim as “a man who was dressed as a woman,” as well as referred to her by the wrong pronouns. The video included on the linked page (as well as the URL) is from the original misgendering report. Special thanks to DC trans advocates who are working to see that erroneous and inappropriate reports like the original broadcast are corrected.