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LA Transgender Store Owner Attacked Again as Police Pursue Two Remaining Suspects

The LAPD has mobilized extensive resources to identify two suspects believed to have carried out the latest hate crime against the 61-year-old shopkeeper.

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The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday, June 2, 2025, released these surveillance images of two of the three suspects in a series of hate crime attacks on a transgender woman in the Westlake District of Los Angeles. The man listed above as Suspect 2 has been taken into custody, the LAPD’s chief said on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Images courtesy of LAPD)

Overview

  • A fresh assault on May 31 left Sabrina de la Peña with serious injuries even though Samuel Parros was already in custody, indicating two suspects remain free.
  • Police released surveillance photos of the two remaining suspects and are urging witnesses and other potential victims to contact investigators.
  • Parros was arrested May 27 and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after being linked to earlier attacks captured on security footage.
  • Since April 8, de la Peña has faced a string of hate-motivated assaults including sexual violence, pepper-spray, Taser attempts and beatings with a skateboard.
  • Authorities report that suspects stole approximately $30,000 from the shop and one assailant twice pointed a gun at de la Peña without firing.