Four homeless men killed in sleep by man
BREAKING NEWS: Four ‘homeless’ men are killed in their sleep after being battered in the head by a man with a ‘metal object’
- Two male victims were found around 2am Saturday suffering from head injuries
- One man, believed to be in 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said
- A 49-year-old man was found at scene and taken to hospital in critical condition
- Two hours later, around 4am, police found three other deceased male victims
- Authorities have arrested a 24-year-old who is also believed to be homeless
New York City authorities said four men, who are believed to be homeless, were beaten to death with a ‘metal object’ while they were sleeping.
The bodies were found shortly after police responded to reports of an assault around 2am Saturday morning in Manhattan’s Chinatown district.
A man in his 60s and a 49-year-old man were both found along East Bowery Street with head injuries. The elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene.
One body was found shortly after 2am in Manhattan’s Chinatown (file image). Three other bodies were found in the same district around 4am. Police have arrested a 24-year-old male suspect who is also believed to be homeless
The 49-year-old was rushed to New York Downtown Hospital where he remains in critical condition.
Around 4am, three more victims were found along East Broadway, just three blocks away from where the first two victims were found.
All three men were pronounced dead at the scene.
A short time later, police arrested a 24-year-old man who was wielding a metal object in the vicinity of the last three murders.
Authorities described the metal object as resembling a pipe.
Police said the suspect is also believed to be homeless.
Authorities requested that officers in three separate lower Manhattan precincts search the entirety of their patrols for any additional victims.
The investigation is ongoing and the NYPD’s Homeless Outreach unit is also working the crime scenes.
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