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St. Petersburg, Florida
Homeless Man Killed Under Freeway Overpass; Police Suspect Connection with Other Crimes against Homeless
September 13: Charles Cummings, 49, was found beaten to death under an interstate on-ramp, a few feet from his belongings. Police believe Cummings was the victim of a group attack by men who had assaulted other homeless individuals around the same time period. The motive is unclear, but Sgt. Mike Kovacsev was quoted in St. Petersburg Times saying, “Sometimes, [the homeless] are attacked just because they’re homeless. Sometimes, they are just victims of opportunity.”
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