Miami police have identified the man accused of killing two homeless people and injuring two others in an unprovoked attack

A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an “unprovoked” attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which police say were carried out early Thursday.

Police officers identified a man accused of attacking a group of homeless people, killing two and injuring two others in Miami.

The names of the suspect — who was apprehended soon after the attack ؅— and the victims were not identified by law enforcement authorities because of the ongoing investigation, said Miami Police Chief Manny Morales during a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

MIAMI - Miami Police Chief Manny Morales expressed alarm over the brutal attacks on four homeless people early Tuesday morning, which left two dead and another in critical condition. The attacks occurred around 6 a.m. near Northwest 1st Avenue and 6th Street.

MIAMI - An arrest has been made in the unprovoked attacks on the homeless in Downtown Miami that left two dead. Brenton Clarke, 36, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon.

The man is accused of attacking four people experiencing homelessness in Downtown Miami early Thursday morning, killing two of them.