A suspect was in custody after an unprovoked attack on homeless people in downtown Miami left two dead and two others hospitalized Thursday morning, authorities said.

A maniac armed with a metal rod and wooden stick allegedly beat two sleeping homeless people to death and injured another homeless couple in an unprovoked pre-dawn rampage in downtown Miami, according to police.

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 are investigating an attack that occurred Thursday morning, leaving two people dead and two others injured. According to authorities, someone called 911 shortly after 6 a.m., saying a man was beating up people with a stick in the area of North Miami Avenue and Sixth Street.

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

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

A 36 year-old Manhattan man was arrested in Miami Thursday morning for allegedly beating two homeless people to death and injuring two others in what police called a case of “unprovoked violence.” Brenton Clarke allegedly launched his bloody rampage at around 6 p.