NYC - Suspect killing/shooting homeless in their sleep - 12 March 2022 *ARREST*

[dotr]

Police are hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep - BBC News
''Police in DC are offering a $25,000 (£19,100) reward for information leading to the gunman's arrest and police in New York are offering a $10,000 (£7,650) reward.''

 

[swedeheart]

DC Police Department
@DCPoliceDept

We need everyone to take a moment to watch the below video. This suspect is wanted in connection to 2 homicides and at least 3 additional shootings of homeless men in DC & NYC. Community tips help solve cases. Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 with info.
@NYPDnews
@ATFWashington
DC Police Department
@DCPoliceDept
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A joint investigation with
@NYPDnews
leads to a suspect sought in at least 5 shooting incidents involving homeless victims in DC & NYC. Both departments are investigating these incidents jointly, along with our partnership with
@ATFHQ
. Release: http://bit.ly/3J9dPq9

 

[DSCrime]

Reward increased to $70K, combined across agencies

$70K Reward for Info on Gunman in 5 Attacks, Two of Them Deadly, on Homeless in NYC, DC

"On top of tracking surveillance video, law enforcement authorities are also asking agencies along the East Coast to see if they have any similar unsolved cases, two senior law enforcement officials said Monday."

 

[cp0510]

A lot of things bother me about this, but there is one aspect I just can’t shake. A man on my street was found dead last night - he is well known to all and beloved. He has never caused any problems and has the exact same setup as the man who was killed on Saturday morning.

Yesterday (Sunday) morning, the cops stopped by and told him he should consider relocating given what had happened (we are close to where the others were shot), but he declined. Less than 12 hours later he was dead.

The media is saying he died of a medical condition and it is unrelated to the attacks in NYC and DC. I witnessed the NYPD photographing his sleeping bag as evidence and it was soaked in blood. Another outlet said he had puncture wounds and his femoral artery was cut, but that it is not considered suspicious. I do find it suspicious. He’s been there for 2+ years, no ODs, cops never called, and 12 hours after the other man is executed he is killed too? It doesn’t make sense to me and I’m really struggling with it.

 

[Shamrock1]

Seriously? He does realize that the fact that they are on the street is because they have no where safe to go? Did I read this incorrectly?

My guess is that he meant something akin to a Code Blue, where the homeless are urged to go to a warming center for the night.

 

[sds71]

WASHINGTON - Authorities have a person in custody they say has been stalking homeless men in D.C. and New York City, killing at least two and wounding three others in less than two weeks.

Police say the person was taken in for questioning Tuesday morning in the 2700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast.



Suspect in custody in connection with serial attacks on homeless men in DC, NYC: police

 

[Vern]

WASHINGTON - Authorities have a person in custody they say has been stalking homeless men in D.C. and New York City, killing at least two and wounding three others in less than two weeks.

Police say the person was taken in for questioning Tuesday morning in the 2700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast.



Suspect in custody in connection with serial attacks on homeless men in DC, NYC: police

Excellent news to wake up to this morning!

 

[swedeheart]

Arrest in shootings of five homeless men in NYC and D.C.

Police arrest man over attacks on homeless men that left two dead, three injured across DC and NYC | Daily Mail Online

 

[katydid23]

FINALLY! I hope it is him. If it is, he won't be walking free anytime soon.

 

[sds71]

@AaronKatersky

Gerald Brevard was arrested by ATF agents in Southeast DC in connection with the shootings of five men experiencing homelessness in DC and NY



winsjuliet
DC Police will hold a 3:15 news conference re: homeless attack suspect in custody.
@1010WINS

 

[sds71]

@fox5dc

Video obtained by FOX 5 shows the moment the man suspected of stalking and killing homeless people in NYC and D.C. was arrested at a gas station in the District on Tuesday. (CREDIT: Dennis Alloy) WATCH: https://bit.ly/3w62tzx
https://twitter.com/fox5dc/status/1503786259365380102/photo/1

 

[epiphany]

<snip> Brevard has at least one prior arrest in Fairfax County, Virginia for attempted rape in December 2020. 7News confirmed he was sentenced to 12 months of probation after pleading to assault and battery. Court documents show he was scheduled for a bond revocation hearing on March 17 of this year.

Gerald Brevard arrested in Southeast DC for killings of DC, NYC homeless men: Police

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Interesting facts on the news tonight. First of all, the crimes in NY and DC were discovered to be connected by a policeman who moved from NY to DC to work. He kept in touch with his old buddies via social media and saw some info that made the officer connect the cases. Secondly, the perp himself was homeless and there's a history of mental illness. His now shocked family had tried to have him committed in the past but were unsuccessful.
Serial shooter killing homeless men is also homeless: family

 

[Reasonable & Just]

Interesting facts on the news tonight. First of all, the crimes in NY and DC were discovered to be connected by a policeman who moved from NY to DC to work. He kept in touch with his old buddies via social media and saw some info that made the officer connect the cases. Secondly, the perp himself was homeless and there's a history of mental illness. His now shocked family had tried to have him committed in the past but were unsuccessful.
Serial shooter killing homeless men is also homeless: family

Thanks for this. I was wondering what his story was. At first, I wondered if he was a misguided vigilante, given the recent vicious attacks by some homeless people on women and people of Asian descent in NYC. But this guy is homeless too. Maybe he still considers himself a vigilante? Maybe it's self-hate? What is this...is it just me, or are the streets absolutely brutal these days???

 

[DSCrime]

So glad he was caught! Based on this article, he was in and out of NYC very quickly.

Suspect in Shootings of 5 Homeless Men Arrested in Washington

"In New York, Chief of Detectives James W. Essig said the first sighting of Mr. Brevard in the city was March 12 at 3:30 a.m., when investigators found video of him at Penn Station in Midtown.

An hour later, Chief Essig said, officers responding to a shooting about 40 blocks away, at 56 King Street, found a victim who said he was awakened by the pain of being shot in the arm by a man he said was dressed in black.

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By 5:20 a.m. Sunday, the suspect had returned in Washington, Chief Essig said. That morning, Washington police called their counterparts in New York to exchange information. They asked the A.T.F. to compare the shell casings. By 2 p.m., the results confirmed the casings came from the same gun.

Mr. Brevard called his father on Sunday and told him he was being followed and plotted against by people from his job as a server at a restaurant in Washington, the elder Brevard said. He said his son did not mention anything about shootings."