Police in Washington, D.C. announced they have arrested a suspect in the shootings of five homeless men.
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At least five men were shot, two fatally, since March 3 in the series of random attacks, leaving the homeless community on edge as the suspect traveled between the two cities, opening fire on those living on sidewalks in sleeping bags and burning one person inside a tent.
The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington announced the arrest of Gerald Brevard, 30, during a news conference. He was arrested around 2:30 a.m. after agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spotted him while canvassing the southeast area of the city.
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