Suspect Identified In Alleged Beating Of Transgender Woman In Westlake District

CBS LA

Updated on: February 19, 2026

Investigators identified a man accused of repeatedly attacking a transgender business owner in Los Angeles' Westlake District last year.

The Los Angeles Police Department released photos of 24-year-old Paul Alan Thomas, hoping the public could help detectives locate him. Officers arrested one of Thomas' alleged accomplices, Samuel Parros, last June.

Paul Alan Thomas, 24, is accused of beating a transgender business owner in the Westlake District.

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