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| Suspect in killing of four homeless men in New York to appear in court | Suspect in killing of four homeless men in New York to appear in court |
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| The suspect in the deaths of four homeless men who were bludgeoned with a metal pipe as they were sleeping on New York streets has undergone a psychiatric evaluation and was expected to appear in court on Sunday. | The suspect in the deaths of four homeless men who were bludgeoned with a metal pipe as they were sleeping on New York streets has undergone a psychiatric evaluation and was expected to appear in court on Sunday. |
| He faces multiple murder charges and a charge of attempted murder, the New York Police Department said. | |
| Randy Rodriguez Santos, 24, was arrested on Saturday in connection with a gruesome night-time attack in the early hours of that day that left the men dead in the Chinatown neighborhood, and resulted in another homeless man suffering serious injuries. | Randy Rodriguez Santos, 24, was arrested on Saturday in connection with a gruesome night-time attack in the early hours of that day that left the men dead in the Chinatown neighborhood, and resulted in another homeless man suffering serious injuries. |
| The vicious attack left blood splattered on the doorways and sidewalks where the victims had been resting. | |
| Police identified one of the victims as an 83-year-old man and haven’t released other information on the victims yet. Police say Santos is also homeless and he was taken into custody with the weapon in his hands as he was fleeing. He has been arrested at least six other times in the past two years. | Police identified one of the victims as an 83-year-old man and haven’t released other information on the victims yet. Police say Santos is also homeless and he was taken into custody with the weapon in his hands as he was fleeing. He has been arrested at least six other times in the past two years. |
| It was unclear early Sunday afternoon if he had an attorney to represent him. | It was unclear early Sunday afternoon if he had an attorney to represent him. |
| Manhattan detective Michael Baldassano had said at a Saturday news conference that the men were attacked at random and police responded to a 911 call just before 2am as one assault was in progress. | Manhattan detective Michael Baldassano had said at a Saturday news conference that the men were attacked at random and police responded to a 911 call just before 2am as one assault was in progress. |
| Two witnesses told responding officers that the suspect was wearing a black jacket and black pants, which helped police find him quickly just a few streets away. | Two witnesses told responding officers that the suspect was wearing a black jacket and black pants, which helped police find him quickly just a few streets away. |
| Two of the men were killed on the Bowery, a long thoroughfare that cuts north-south in downtown Manhattan, including through the heart of Chinatown, and has for decades been known as New York’s skid row, inhabited by homeless people. | Two of the men were killed on the Bowery, a long thoroughfare that cuts north-south in downtown Manhattan, including through the heart of Chinatown, and has for decades been known as New York’s skid row, inhabited by homeless people. |
| During the day, the increasingly gentrified neighborhood is bustling with small businesses and street vendors offering discount goods, its sidewalks packed with pedestrians. A contemporary art museum stands cheek by jowl with a large homelessness mission and shelter. | During the day, the increasingly gentrified neighborhood is bustling with small businesses and street vendors offering discount goods, its sidewalks packed with pedestrians. A contemporary art museum stands cheek by jowl with a large homelessness mission and shelter. |
| Late at night, when the shops close, it turns into a quiet, desolate neighborhood that was the setting for Saturday’s attacks. | Late at night, when the shops close, it turns into a quiet, desolate neighborhood that was the setting for Saturday’s attacks. |
| The victims were attacked in three different locations near the intersection of the Bowery and East Broadway, and suffered head injuries. A second man was attacked nearby but survived, and hospitalized in critical condition. | The victims were attacked in three different locations near the intersection of the Bowery and East Broadway, and suffered head injuries. A second man was attacked nearby but survived, and hospitalized in critical condition. |
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