A SUSPECTED serial killer was filmed approaching victims in their sleep as police in Washington DC and New York City launch an urgent manhunt for the killer. Surveillance footage shows the moment the suspect approaches a man sleeping in a sleeping bag and shoots him in the head and neck before fleeing. “The video is […]
A SUSPECTED serial killer was filmed approaching victims in their sleep as police in Washington DC and New York City launch an urgent manhunt for the killer.
Surveillance footage shows the moment the suspect approaches a man sleeping in a sleeping bag and shoots him in the head and neck before fleeing.
“The video is chilling to see a cold-blooded act of murder,” said Mayor Eric Adams. “We need to find this person, and we need New Yorkers to help us.”
The NYPD and DC Metropolitan Police announced on Sunday that the same man is wanted for three attacks in NYC and three in DC.
They said the suspect is targeting homeless people in the two cities.
In NYC, two of the attacks were deadly, and in DC, one resulted in the victim’s death.
Just before the police announcement, the latest victim, an unidentified 43 year-old man, was found shot dead in Tribeca.
The latest attack occurred around 7pm Sunday at Greenwich Street and Mary Street in NYC. The victim was sleeping in a bag on the street when he was fatally shot.
The mayors of NYC and DC have urged those experiencing homelessness in the two cities to seek shelter
“We are not going to rest until we find the individual responsible for this terrible act of taking the life of an innocent person merely as they slept on the streets,” Adams said. “We are calling on the public to help us solve this case.”
The attacks in DC happened on March 3, March 8 and March 9. The third attack was fatal as the victim was found in a burning tent with gunshot and stab wounds.
By Saturday, the gunman had moved to Manhattan and shot two homeless men in separate incidents, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers. There is a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
A task force of officers and a homeless outreach team is focusing on finding homeless people in the subways to urge them to go to city-owned shelters, said Adams.
Adams has also implemented an aggressive campaign to clear the subways of the homeless due to a surge of crime.
In the first week, 143 people were arrested and the city’s subways had 455 people removed from trains and stations.
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