A vicious attack left a man dead in a busy part of downtown Atlanta on Tuesday morning. Police hope surveillance cameras will help them capture the suspect.
The attack happened around 6:18 a.m. off Peters Street and Ted Turner Drive.
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Officers responded and found a man beaten to death near a set of steps. They took a look at surveillance camera footage and what they saw was disturbing.
Lt. Andrew Smith said there was some kind of altercation that lasted “for a pretty lengthy time.”
Police said the attacker, who was dressed in all black and holding a white plastic bag, kept beating the man until he was lifeless.
Police collected what appeared to be a metal pipe as evidence.
Officers have not identified the victim, except to say that he is around 40 to 50 years old. They are searching for other cameras in the area to try and get a better description of the suspect.
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Channel 2′s Tom Jones talked to neighbors, who said the victim may have been a harmless unsheltered man known to live around the stairs.
“He didn’t mess with anybody. I don’t think he. He never talked to people coming by,” one person said.
Samantha Solala said she often saw the man sleeping there.
“Why would somebody do this?” she asked. “I don’t know, it’s sad. I’ve seen so much being out here on the streets.”
Police are now reviewing other surveillance cameras in the area to track the suspect’s movements and identify him. They are asking anyone with information to contact the Atlanta Police Department.
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