Four homeless men in US beaten to death as they slept
Four homeless men have been beaten to death with a metal pipe as they slept in doorways and pavements in New York's Chinatown, police say.
The suspect, who is also homeless, wielded the weapon and went on his rampage early on Saturday morning.
A fifth person was left with serious injuries, police said.
Police recovered the weapon, which was still in the suspect's hands when he was arrested, officials said.
The motive appears to be, right now, just random attacks, Chief of Manhattan South Detectives Michael Baldassano said at a news conference, adding there was no evidence yet that the victims were targeted by race, age, anything of that nature.
Two law enforcement officials identified the 24-year-old suspect as Randy Rodriguez Santos.
The officials spoke on the ...