FBI Is Searching For A Black Man Who Brutally Assaulted A Trans Man On A St Louis Bus

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an unknown subject who brutally attacked a transgender person on a city bus.

The suspect, a Black man who the FBI estimates to be about 30 years old, punched, kicked and pointed a gun at the victim during the minute-long attack. It started after the suspect boarded a MetroBus at Chippewa Street and Grand Boulevard in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis city at approximately 3:30 p.m. on April 13.

A one-minute surveillance video posted by the FBI shows the violent attack, which started with what looked like a hard slap to the victim's face. It quickly escalated to punches, with the man pulling the victim out of their seat to kick them. Footage shared by the FBI blurs the victim's face along with that of two other passengers and the bus operator.

The assailant eventually pulled a handgun out of a tote bag and pointed it at the victim. The driver and passengers had remained seated until then, and the bus had continued to move down a street until well into the attack. After the bus stopped at what appeared to be a stop light, the assailant and one passenger left the bus shortly after the man pulled out his gun.