US police arrest suspected gunman over deaths of homeless people

Man held after two people killed and three wounded in New York and Washington DC in less than two weeks

A gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington DC, killing at least two and wounding three, was arrested early on Tuesday, police said.

Law enforcement arrested the man in Washington, Metropolitan police (MPD) said on Twitter. Police in the two cities released surveillance photographs including a close-up clearly showing the man's face, and urged people who might know him to come forward.