Police in Washington, D.C. say a man who intentionally drove a car into a transgender woman has been arrested.
Local news outlets report that 18-year-old Startwaune Anderson was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a July 5 hit-and-run that left 26-year-old Davon Washington critically injured.
Metropolitan police Acting Capt. Anthony Haythe says the assault could still be ruled a hate crime, but authorities currently don’t have enough information to determine if it was bias-related.
Haythe says Anderson and the victim exchanged words before the vehicular assault, but the nature of that exchange is unclear.
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Anderson has been charged with aggravated assault while armed. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.
Haythe says authorities believe Anderson was the driver of the vehicle, but additional arrests could be made.
Washington remains hospitalized.
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