Police arrest Washington man accused of killing homeless in New York, DC
By DW
16 March 2022 |
1:03 pm
Police said they arrested a man after a series of shootings of homeless men in Washington, DC, and New York that killed two. The man was arrested early morning in southeast Washington, DC.
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