This was NOT a woman. A troubled person perhaps messed up worse by hormones.
Definitely messed up by a kooky society.
Hale reportedly identified as transgender and used the pronouns he / him. In answer to a question as to whether this might have any bearing on a motive, Chief Drake said: “There is some theory to that. We’re investigating all the leads and once we know exactly, we will let you know.”
He said that the attack was targeted.