May 31, 2016
Trans Man Beaten at Vt. Homeless Shelter Dies From Injuries
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A transgender man who was beaten at a homeless shelter in Vermont last week has since died from the injuries he sustained from the attack, police said, according to NBC News.
Amos Beede, 38, died Sunday at the University of Vermont Medical Center from wounds he suffered from the attack, which included a head trauma, facial fractures and broken ribs, Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo said in a statement.
Officials said the incident could have been motivated by Beede's gender identity. Police said they "will seek to determine what role if any it may have played."
"We will continue to view this homicide as a possible bias incident," police said.
No one has been arrested or charged for the attack.
Police responded to a call at a homeless encampment in Barge Canal, Vt. on the morning of May 22. Beede was found lying on the ground and police said he was attacked hours earlier.
The Human Rights Campaign said at least 10 more trans people have been "killed by other violent means" in 2016. The group reported in 2015 that at least 21 transgender people were killed in violent acts.
According to The National Center for Transgender Equality, homelessness is a huge issue for the trans community.
"One in five transgender individuals have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives," the group said on its website. "Family rejection and discrimination and violence have contributed to a large number of transgender and other LGBQ-identified youth who are homeless in the United States - an estimated 20-40% of the more than 1.6 million homeless youth."
Watch a report of the incident below.
