LAPD Announces Arrest In Possible Hate Crime Attack Of Transgender Woman

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/06/21/lapd-announces-arrest-in-hate-crime-attack-of-transgender-woman/
6/21/13
CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A male suspect has been arrested in the late May assault of a transgender woman, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Nicol Shakhnazaryan, 21, was arrested on felony battery chargesby Hollywood Division detectives around 8 p.m. Thursday in the San Fernando Valley. Details surrounding his arrest were not released.

Police believe Shakhnazaryan was one of four suspects who beat 22-year-old Vivian Diego, a transgender woman, near the Hollywood and Ivar Metro stop on May 31.