An intense manhunt ended early Tuesday when federal agents in Washington, D.C. arrested a suspect in the shootings of at least five homeless men there and in Manhattan. Two of the victims were killed.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III confirmed Tuesday that the suspect is 30-year-old Gerald Brevard, a resident of D.C. Brevard has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill and first degree murder. Additional charges are expected for the incidents in New York when police have enough evidence to charge him. The firearm police believe was used in all of the shootings has not been recovered.
A Magistrate Judge ruled Wednesday that Brevard will be kept in custody pending the rest of his court proceedings. Officials also said that in 2019, Brevard was placed into inpatient care at Saint Elizabeth's hospital for a competency assessment, which is commonly done to determine whether an individual can participate fully in their defense in the court system. Brevard was found to be competent and then placed back in jail, according to D.C Department of Behavioral Health Director Barbara Bazron.
"Public safety is a shared responsibility," Sewell said."We all have a part to play and in these cases everyone performed them perfectly." Officials say he shot three sleeping men in Washington, one fatally. The latest victim, in Manhattan, was asleep when he was shot to death Saturday, authorities said. New York Mayor Eric Adams said another victim woke up, apparently startling the gunman who then shot him, but not fatally.surveillance video from the most recent shooting shows the suspect looking around and walking past the victim before turning around and kicking him several times, then pulling out a gun and firing.
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