Homeless man's hand severed in sword attack in Riverside
TL;DR
Police in Riverside, California are searching for an assailant who severed a homeless man's hand with a sword. The victim, who is in his 60s, is expected to survive. The perpetrator is still at large, but it appears that both the victim and assailant were homeless and may have known each other. The attack comes amid growing concerns about violence against unhoused people in US cities.
- California police seek assailant who severed homeless man’s hand with sword The Guardian US
- Riverside homeless man loses hand in sword attack ABC7
- Sword-wielding attacker cut off man's hand in downtown Riverside, police say Yahoo News
- Riverside police say a man with a sword severed another man's hand Los Angeles Times
- Attacker with sword slices off homeless man's hand in Riverside, police say KABC-TV
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