Three homeless people in San Diego were viciously attacked over a 25-hour period, two of the victims died and a third is critical. Police say the attacks are connected.
Authorities transport the body of the first victim in a string of homeless attacks in San Diego
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San Diego police are currently hunting for a person of interest they believe is linked to the deaths of two homeless people and the wounding of a third victim over a 25-hour period.
San Diego police released these images of a person of interest linked to the attacks.
On Sunday, police received 911 calls from witnesses who said they saw a man on fire running down the train tracks in the Mission Bay area of the city. When police arrived at the scene, they found the badly burned man was dead.
Other witnesses reported seeing a middle-aged man in a tan jacket and baseball hat running away from the train tracks and across the freeway nearby with a gas can.
At around 5 a.m. on Monday, a second victim was found near San Diego’s Modern Times Brewery with “significant trauma to his upper torso,” police said. He suffered life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized.
An hour later, police received calls about a man bleeding in the street about three miles from the brewery. The victim was found dead with significant chest wounds.
“We do believe these cases are linked and one person is responsible for these two homicides and attack,” said Captain David Nisleit at a press conference on Monday.
Police say that they believe all the victims are homeless and attacked while they were sleeping.
None of the victims names have been released.
A spokesperson for the San Diego Police told BuzzFeed News that they are preparing to release video related to the investigation.
San Diego Police are seeking help from anyone with information related to attacks.
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