UPDATE/Washington DC- 3 hospitalized after spate of anti-LGBT violence

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3 hospitalized after spate of anti-LGBT violence


By Lou Chibbaro Jr. on March 14, 2012

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/03/14/3-hospitalized-after-spate-of-anti-lgbt-violence/

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The International House of Pancakes restaurant in Columbia Heights (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)


One gay man was shot in a Columbia Heights restaurant on March 11 and another gay man and a transgender woman were badly beaten on the street the following day in separate incidents during a period of just over 24 hours.

The gay male victims remained hospitalized this week, with one being treated for a bullet wound to his liver and the other awaiting surgery Wednesday afternoon to repair a broken jaw. The transgender woman was treated and released for a head injury after being knocked unconscious.

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Police: crimes involving gay, transgender victims not related

Michelle Basch, wtop.com | Thursday - 3/15/2012, 9:32pm  ET


http://www.wtop.com/?nid=109&sid=2788520



Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham speaks outside police headquarters about a series of crimes this week involving members of the LGBT community. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)



WASHINGTON - Three reported crimes in two days involving members of the gay and transgender community in D.C. do not appear to be related, according to police.

"It doesn't appear to be a group of folks that's targeting, or a specific group that's targeting this community," says Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham.

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D.C. seems to be a hotbed for anti gay/trans violence 

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Police expect arrests soon in shooting of gay man


By Lou Chibbaro Jr. on March 16, 2012

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/03/16/police-expect-arrests-soon-in-shooting-of-gay-man/



The mayor's LGBT liaison, Jeffrey Richardson and Asst. Police Chief Peter Newsham address the press regarding the IHOP shooting. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)


A D.C. police official said on Thursday that an investigation into the March 11 shooting of a gay man at a Columbia Heights restaurant, which police listed as a hate crime, is "progressing very well" and an arrest in the case is expected soon.

At a news conference outside police headquarters, Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham, who heads the department's Investigational Services Bureau, said the severe beating and robbery of a gay man and an assault that knocked a transgender woman unconscious one day later were unrelated to the shooting incident.