The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking the help of the public to find a group of men who are believed to be the same people who attacked transgender women over the weekend and attacked her in April.
According to the LAPD, the group involved in the previous attack returned to the victim's location in Los Angeles' Westlake area around 11:38pm on May 31.
They assaulted a 61-year-old and seriously injured her. The group left the scene before authorities arrived.
According to LAPD, one of the suspicious attackers entered the victim's store on April 8th and began flirting with her. However, when she refused to make his progress, he left and later came back and pushed her to the ground.
“The suspect sexually assaulted the victim and discovered that she was a transgender woman. The suspect separated and threatened to kill the victim,” LAPD said.
The same man is said to have committed other hate crimes against the victim, including returning several times with the other men to the victim's location, struggling her with a skateboard, deploying pepper spray and throwing unknown liquid substances at her.
Detectives believe there may be other unidentified victims and are seeking the public's help in identifying suspicious attackers and publishing photos.
Anyone who is a victim or has additional information regarding the identification of the suspect is advised to contact the Rampart Department Robbery Detective at 213-484-3495. On non-business hours or weekends, calls must be sent to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).
Those who wish to remain anonymous should call LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or visit www.lacrimestoppers.org directly. Tips can also be downloaded from the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select LA Regional Crime Stopper as your local program.
This article originally appeared on NBC Los Angeles.