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

While we treat homeless individuals with compassion ... it is illegal in Miami Beach to live on our streets,” Mayor Steven Meiner said in a recent social-media post.

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.

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.

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.

Two people are dead, and two others have been injured after a man allegedly attacked a group of homeless people with a stick, police said.

The police said that Brenton Clarke, 36, of Long Island, N.Y., used a metal rod and a wooden stick to attack four homeless people in what they said was an unprovoked assault.