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CBS News
09-05-2025
- CBS News
Search underway for driver who slashed transgender woman's tires at Studio City gas station
A transgender woman is searching for the man who slashed her car's tires during a heated confrontation at a Studio City gas station. Gigi Gandy says that she didn't notice anyone behind her when she pulled into the station on Cahuenga Boulevard last week, but that changed second later when a man in a black Mercedes-Benz pulled up behind her car, which was stopped at a pump. "He's blasting on his horn. I didn't want the attention so I just said, 'You know what, just go to the next pump,'" Gandy said. "I go to the next pump, I notice that this man is sitting behind me for about a minute or two." She got out to pump gas, and that's when the man pulled his car around and parked in front of hers as a friend of his showed up. She asked him what the problem was. "He didn't answer me, he just goes straight to the friend and they start laughing, they're talking and pointing at me," Gandy said. "When they got ready to leave, he does a U-turn right in front of my car, and he stops ... and he flips me off." She returned the gesture, she says, not knowing that things would take a violent turn. "He put his car into reverse then got out of his car and proceeded to stab my tire and right after he stabbed my tire he said, 'You're lucky I don't stab you,'" Gandy said. She's unsure if her gender played a part in the incident, but she's hopeful that he can be held accountable for his actions, which left her traumatized. For anyone that finds themselves in a similar situation, she says to ignore it. "Ignore the craziness. If anyone's giving you a hard time, don't interact. It's not worth it, it's not worth the trauma and mental damage it's going to do to you in the long run," Gandy said. She filed a police report with the Los Angeles Police Department as she continues to search for the man.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Knife-wielding man threatens trans woman at LA gas station
The Brief A man was caught on camera stabbing a woman's tire and threatening to stab her too. Gigi Gandy said the stabbing happened after the two flipped each other off. The man has not been identified, but the Los Angeles Police Department says it's investigating the case. LOS ANGELES - Police are investigating after a man was seen on camera stabbing a woman's tire at a Studio City gas station, and threatening to stab her too. What we know The attack happened around 5:20 p.m. on May 1, at the Arco gas station on Cahuenga Boulevard off of the 101 Freeway. Gigi Gandy said she was trying to get gas when she saw a man who she said was visibly agitated. "You could see him in my rearview mirror, just like, spazzing out, screaming, yelling," Gandy said. "And at that point, I actually rolled my window down and poked my head. I was scared to get out of my car to start pumping my gas." SUGGESTED: Inglewood gardener attacked in hate crime, police say She says the man then pulled in front of her car and started talking to another man at the gas station. Gandy said the two were laughing and glancing in her direction. Then, Gandy said the man made a U-turn in the parking lot, looked at her and flipped her off. "So at that point, I exchanged the energy that he gave off to me, so I flip him off back, as any other person would do." That's when the man got angry. He got out of the car, and stabbed Gandy's tire repeatedly, before shouting at her: "You're lucky I don't stab you." What they're saying Gandy says she's still thinking about the man's threat. "Traumatized. I'm very traumatized," she said. "I honestly don't even feel safe to be standing here right now." She said she's not sure why the man was so violent, but speculated it might have been because of her gender. "Being that I'm transgender, I don't know if that had something to do with it, but you can only guess," Gandy said. What we don't know So far, the man in Gandy's video has not been identified. She said she hasn't yet been able to get the security footage from the gas station, but she has filed a report with the Los Angeles Police Department. Gandy said she hopes sharing her video will help identify the man. The LAPD said it is investigating. The Source Information in this story is from Gigi Gandy and the Los Angeles Police Department.
