NEW YORK - The NYPD was searching for a gunman who was targeting homeless people sleeping on the streets of Manhattan.
They were looking into whether the case could also be linked to violence against homeless men in Washington, D.C.In the first incident around 5 a.m.
on Saturday, police found a 38-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right arm on King St. between Varick St. and 6th Ave.The victim was sleeping there when a man walked up and shot him.EMS took the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app! | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersThen just before 5 p.m., the NYPD responded to a 911 call outside of 148 Lafayette Street.Police found a dead man inside a sleeping bag who had been shot in the head and neck.Officers found a video that showed a man went up to the victim about 6 a.m.
and shot him before taking off on Howard St.The NYPD initially believed that the death of a homeless man found with a wound to his right leg in TriBeCa on Sunday evening was related to the serial killer, but sources told FOX 5 News that investigators were leaning towards a drug overdose as a cause of death.