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Surveillance shows deadly beating of transgender woman in Miami Beach

The attack happened the morning of April 23, right outside the Miami City Ballet

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Surveillance video released Thursday shows the moments a man beat a transgender woman to death back in April in Miami Beach.

The attack happened the morning of April 23, right outside the Miami City Ballet.

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Police said Gregory Gibert can be seen approaching Andrea Dos Passos, who was lying on the ground. He then repeatedly hit her over the head with a metal pipe.

Gibert was arrested the next day.

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He had been released from jail about a week before the beating after being credited with time served on aggravated assault and attempted robbery charges.

Prosecutors originally charged the suspect with second-degree murder for the Miami Beach beating. The charge has since been upgraded to first-degree murder.

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