Authorities are pleased to announce on Tuesday morning that they’ve apprehended a suspected gunman who has been targeting sleeping homeless men on the streets of New York City and Washington D.C., killing at least two men and wounding three others in less than two weeks.
“Early this AM, law enforcement arrested the suspect in Washington, DC. He is currently being interviewed at our Homicide Branch. Additional information will be forthcoming. Thanks to the community for all your tips,” DC police wrote on Twitter.
ARRESTED: Early this AM, law enforcement arrested the suspect in Washington, DC. He is currently being interviewed at our Homicide Branch. Additional information will be forthcoming. Thanks to the community for all your tips. pic.twitter.com/lvFu3LeMTd
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) March 15, 2022NYC and DC police earlier shared multiple surveillance photographs of the cold-blooded killer, including a close-up snapshot clearly showing his face, and offered a reward of up to $55,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction.
The suspect had reportedly carried out three attacks on homeless men in DC between March 3 and March 9, resulting in one man dying from his injuries. By Saturday, the same suspect traveled to Manhattan, and according to cops, he shot two homeless men in separate incidents in Soho. Authorities found another homeless man dead in a sleeping bag in Tribeca. However, it is unclear if this latter victim’s death was related to the serial shooter.
