[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]anta Monica Police on Monday morning captured a man suspected of beating to death two homeless men in downtown Los Angeles, while a third man remains in critical condition.
Police made the arrest after the fourth attack in little more than a week — the suspect was caught on surveillance video after the first beating in downtown L.A. Sep. 16 — and police may still link a fifth attack that occurred under the Santa Monica pier days ago.
Santa Monica Police responded to a call at 6:51 a.m. at the 1500 block of 7th Street where they found a man they believed to be homeless beaten unconscious from injuries to his head. After searching the area, they apprehended a man about a half of a mile of the Santa Monica pier at the 600 block of Broadway, according to SMPD.
“Santa Monica Fire Department Paramedics treated the victim at the scene and transported him to a local hospital for treatment,” Lt. Saul Rodriguez said in the statement.