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Story summary
- Lilith Barraza Garcia, a 22-year-old transgender woman, was assaulted outside Rumors Cabaret Bar in Bellingham, Washington, while aiding an intoxicated person.
- Garcia filed a police report about the incident.
- The suspect's charge was upgraded from a misdemeanor to a felony because of hate crime allegations.
- Garcia suffered multiple non-life-threatening injuries, including bruising on her chest from a prior breast augmentation, and she plans to seek medical attention in Seattle.
