SAPD: Transgender woman shot at NE side motel by john she met online

The victim met the suspect on a website using the PlentyOfFish.com site, police said. The suspect came to the motel, possibly with another man. For an unknown reason, he shot the woman around 1:50 a.m. and then fled in a black truck. less The victim met the suspect on a website using the PlentyOfFish.com site, police said. The suspect came to the motel, possibly with another man. For an unknown reason, he shot the woman around 1:50 a.m. and then ... more Photo: Ken Branca Photo: Ken Branca Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close SAPD: Transgender woman shot at NE side motel by john she met online 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

A transgender woman was shot Thursday morning at a Northeast Side motel by a man she had met online and met up with for sex, police say.

The victim, who hasn't been identified, is an alleged prostitute who was working out of the Travelodge Inn in the 2300 block of NE Loop 410.

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She met the suspect on a website using the PlentyOfFish.com site, police said. The suspect came to the motel, possibly with another man. For an unknown reason, he shot the woman around 1:50 a.m. and then fled in a black truck.

Paramedics took the victim to Brooke Army Medical Center for treatment. Police are now investigating the shooting.

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