Trans woman says she was viciously attacked at BBQ

Trans woman says she was viciously attacked at BBQ

BEATEN IN BALTIMORE OVER THEWEEKEND SAYS SHE PLANS TOPRESS CHARGES AGAINST THEPEOPLE WHO ATTACKED HER.BALTIMORE POLICE ARE EXPECTEDTO RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ONTHE INCIDENT THIS MORNING.WMAR 2 NEWS' MARK ROPER ISLIVE AT BALTIMORE POLICEHEADQUARTERS..

MARK━ HOW ISTHE VICTIM DOING?SHE RECOGNIZES HER PHYSICALINJURIES WILL HEAL BUT SHESAYS THE EMOTIONAL DAMAGE FROMHER ATTACK WILL LAST FOREVERAS SHE THINKS ABOUT THE 16TRANSGENDER PEOPLE KILLED INTHIS COUNTRY THIS YEAR.

AND WEWANT TO WARN YOU SOME VIEWERSMIGHT FIND IMAGES OF HERINJURIES DISTURBING.

SHAUNSCHROEDER TELLS US BESIDES THESTAPLES IN HER HEAD━SCHROEDER HER ATTACKERS LEFTHER WITH A BROKEN LEG━FRACTURED RIBS AND BRUISES ALLOVER HER BODY.

SHAUNSCHROEDER'S SUNDAY STARTEDWITH HER EXCITED TO HEAD TOWHAT SHE THOUGHT WOULD BE AFUN FAMILY BARBECUE.

INSTEAD━ IT ENDED UP WITH HER IN THEHOSPITAL.

SHE TELLS US THEBARBECUE STARTED TO GO WRONGAFTER SHE INTRODUCED HERSELFTO A YOUNG WOMAN THERE.SCHROEDER SAYS WHEN SHE ASKEDTHE WOMAN HER NAME━ THEWOMAN GAVE HER A DISGUSTEDLOOK.

SCHROEDER THEN SAYS SHEDECIDED TO JUST WALK AWAY WHENSHE HEARD THE YOUNG WOMAN ANDHER MOTHER SHOUTINGTRANSPHOBIC SLURS.16:53:5━16;54:12“When istood next to my aunt Ihelp me and sheaway from me.

At that pointthey knew I didnwith me so they attacked.

Theyattacked me in the yard and asI was trying to make it out ofthe yard someone a young manhit me in the back of the headwith a pole or pipe.

I couldfeel them hitting me and Ijust couldnSAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TOFIGHT SO OTHERS DON'T HAVE TOFEEL THE SAME PAIN.

MEANWHILE━ POLICE ARE EXPECTED TORELEASE A FULL REPORT OF THEINCIDENT TODAY.

LIVE INDOWNTOWN BALTIMORE━ MARKROPER WMAR 2 NEW