NBC Washington
July 30, 2014

D.C. police say a 15-year-old was stabbed in the back aboard a green line Metro train toward Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon.

Police say a transgender girl was stabbed around 4:30 p.m. She sustained non-life threatening injuries and a man is in custody in connetion with the attack.

D.C. police are investigating whether the teen being transgender is a motive for the stabbing.

The teen's friends told News4's Kristin Wright the suspect came up to the group inside the train and was insulting the victim's appearance, asking why she was wearing a wig and commenting on what she was wearing.

Video: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/PD-Man-Stabbed-in-Back-on-Green-Line-Train-Suspect-in-Custody-269278661.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand

Wow! What a terrible thing to have happen 

Glad they have the suspect in custody and it sounds like the victim will recover and be okay, but still, that's awful 

More of the story.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/07/31/transgender-teenager-stabbed-metro-train/

The Washington Post coverage was pretty thin.

Geez, I used to ride the green line all the time

The details here read like something out of a horror movie.

That's horrible. As if growing up Trans isn't difficult enough.

The one silver lining seems to be that this was handled "by the book."  The girl and her friends reported it promptly to the driver, and Metro Police and the DC police responded promptly. He was apprehended and will be charged. The girl will be ok and is not made out to be at fault for being who she is. It also sounds as if she was careful in not provoking an escalation. She kept her head and good for her.

As an outcome for a terrifying situation that should never have taken place, that's something.