WASHINGTON (AP) A man suspected of stalking and shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington was arrested early Tuesday.
Police say they've arrested a gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., killing at least two people and wounding three others. New York's mayor says “this criminal is now off the streets.” The Metropolitan Police Department announced early Tuesday on Twitter that law enforcement arrested the man in Washington and he was being interviewed. Police in the two cities earlier released multiple surveillance photographs, including a closeup clearly showing the suspect’s face. Advocates for the homeless say they're relieved by the arrest but urge officials in both cities to provide more assistance to people without housing.
NEW YORK The mayors of New York City and Washington D.C. appealed to the public for help Monday in an urgent search for a gunman who has been stalking hom.
A man suspected of stalking and shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., was arrested early Tuesday. Police said at least two people were killed and three others wounded in the attacks.