Officials are saying Florida Atlantic University
surveillance video helped police track down two teenage
suspects in the Jan. 12 beating of a homeless man. The
teens are also suspects in a pair of other attacks on
homeless men at the school.
After theTARGET=’_blank’> national publicizing of video and
still photos showing two males chasing and beating a 58-
year-old transient, police received more than 100 tips.
Investigators contacted the suspects’ families within a day
of the video being aired.
An 18- and 17-year-old surrendered to police Jan. 15. Both
face aggravated battery charges for the beating and murder
of the 58-year-old transient, as well as charges for the
death of another 45-year-old man. The teens are also
suspected of beating a 49-year-old man in the same evening.
