Washington police arrested a suspect on Tuesday over the shooting of five homeless men in the US capital and in New York, officials said.
Two men were killed and three wounded in the shootings that took place over the past 10 days, with Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and her New York counterpart Eric Adams calling the perpetrator a “cold-blooded killer.” Police said the suspect in the shootings was being interviewed. Authorities had offered large cash rewards for information that led to the killer’s arrest, with police releasing images of a shaven-headed and bearded male suspect dressed all in black.
The first shooting took place in the early hours of March 3 in northeast Washington. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials.
A second homeless man was shot and wounded five days later, also in northeast Washington, police said. He also suffered non-life-threatening wounds.—APP
