NYPD is investigating whether a third homeless individual found fatally wounded in Manhattan is connected to a string of incidents in the Big Apple and Washington, D.C., authorities said Monday.
A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital that officers had spoken with the man earlier that morning when they gave him a bottle of water and discussed the recent trend of homeless individuals being targeted. On Saturday, the NYPD released information regarding two attacks on homeless individuals that occurred within an hour of each other.
The NYPD and Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department announced late Sunday that they were jointly investigating the pattern and noted:"Between the two cities, there have been five shootings, including two homicides. In each offense, the victims were experiencing homelessness."Metropolitan Police reported three incidents that spanned from 4 a.m. on March 3 to about 2:55 a.m. March 9. The first two incidents – reported in the early morning hours of March 3 and at 1:20 a.m.
After extinguishing the blaze, they discovered a dead man inside. The victim was found to have been stabbed and shot multiple times, police said. "[W]e are calling on everyone in our cities to look at the images of the suspect and report any information, however small, that may be useful. The work to get this individual off our streets before he hurts or murders another individual is urgent," the mayors said.
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