Miami Police shoot & kill man trying to eat another man.

[Shaun]

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/26/miami-police-confrontation-men-leaves-1-dead-1-hurt/

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami police shot and killed a man on the MacArthur Causeway Saturday afternoon, and police sources told CBS4 they had no choice: the naked man they shot was trying to chew the face off another naked man, and refused to obey police orders to stop his grisly meal.

The bizarre shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m., when police responded to a 911 call about two naked men fighting on a bike path along the Causeway, which was packed with traffic on a busy holiday weekend.

Miami police have not confirmed the details of what happened next, but sources close to the investigation told CBS4 News that officers found one man gnawing on the face of another, in what one police source called the most gruesome thing he’d ever seen.

The fight was taking place at the causeway exit near the Miami Herald building, and amazed officers tried to stop it, ordering the man making a meal out of the other man to stop.

Sources told CBS4 that the man refused to obey, and continued his attack. Investigators sharing limited details about the confrontation, saying only that the two men were fighting and the officers felt they had no choice but to take deadly force.

“During this confrontation an officer did discharge his weapon striking one of the individuals, said Det. Willie Moreno, spokesperson for Miami Police.

But the sources close to the investigation say that dry recitation of the facts apparently doesn’t go far enough. They said the man still would not give in to police commands, so officers fired again.

“That individual has lost his life right now,” Moreno said.

With the attacker dead, lying nude on the pavement, officers and paramedics were able to get to his victim and rush him to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Police sources say the man had virtually no face and was unrecognizable.

Police have shared no information about his identity or condition.

Once the bizarre confrontation came to an end, police were left with the task of figuring out what had happened. The investigation forced the closure of the causeway from Miami Beach to Miami, and also closed an exit to the causeway from I-95.

The investigation snarled traffic for hours and delayed thousands of motorists until ways could be found to get them off the causeway.

Police have had little official to say about the details, and have not released the name of the cannibalistic attacker.

Jesus.

[Smithy]

:o

[Kizzy]

OMFG....Bizarre is not the word!

[King Gizzard]

Imagine being an onlooker though, you'd think for a minute zombies exist

[Omah]

Was the perpetrator carryind a nice bottle of Chianti ?

[Pyramid*]

Poor man - he clearly needed some serious psychiatric help.

I'd have preferred the police to save their bullets for paedophiles and child abusers.

Awful for the victim of course..... . :shocked:

[arista]

OMFG....Bizarre is not the word!


Make a Great HD Movie
no need for 3-D
on this one

[thesheriff443]

talk about get out of my face.

[Kizzy]

Yeah ...thats what I wold be saying if someone was chewing me grille off....This man needs help?...Shoot it!!!!!

[Niamh.]

Gruesome :eek:

[lostalex]

Drugs are bad mmmkay.

[Marc]

Mental.

[Z]

That's gruesome... I can't imagine how horrible that must be for the victim, I wonder if they'll release more information?

[Kate!]

Ewww. Stomach churning.

[lostalex]

That's gruesome... I can't imagine how horrible that must be for the victim, I wonder if they'll release more information?

supposedly the victim was a homeless man.

there is speculation that they were both on crack or meth, because often with crack and meth people can get a high body temperature, and so they take off their clothes.

[King Gizzard]

There's pictures of it, I daren't look.

[Jack_]

I had to Google them...God knows why. Just awful.

WARNING: Graphic images. Don't look if you have a faint heart



http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17o54cdp1zo9cjpg/medium.jpg

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17o54cdp67l8kjpg/medium.jpg

Source (http://gawker.com/5913979/do-these-unbelievably-horrifying-photos-show-the-miami-cannibals-victim)

[Kizzy]

I don't know why either.

[BBfanUSA]

and now I'm scarred for life

[Jack_]

I don't know why either.

Is that meant to be a dig? http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/forum/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Omah]

He'd be better off dead ..... :yuk:

[Kizzy]

Is that meant to be a dig? http://images.digitalspy.co.uk/forum/smilies/rolleyes.gif

ofgs...

[Shaun]

Never in a million years want to see the images :laugh:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I had to Google them...God knows why. Just awful.

WARNING: Graphic images. Don't look if you have a faint heart



http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17o54cdp1zo9cjpg/medium.jpg

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17o54cdp67l8kjpg/medium.jpg

Source (http://gawker.com/5913979/do-these-unbelievably-horrifying-photos-show-the-miami-cannibals-victim)



jfc D:

[King Gizzard]

Told my friend about them..

''Not that bad''

:|

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

easily the most horrific thing i have ever seen

[MTVN]

The pictures don't work for me, I think this is a sign

[Mrluvaluva]

I think it's better not to see them.

[Jack_]

The pictures don't work for me, I think this is a sign

Do they work on the 'Source' hyperlink I put at the bottom of the spoiler?

[iRyan]

I had to Google them...God knows why. Just awful.

WARNING: Graphic images. Don't look if you have a faint heart



http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17o54cdp1zo9cjpg/medium.jpg

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17o54cdp67l8kjpg/medium.jpg

Source (http://gawker.com/5913979/do-these-unbelievably-horrifying-photos-show-the-miami-cannibals-victim)



Why. did. I. click.

:bawling:

This story is extremely disturbing

[MTVN]

Do they work on the 'Source' hyperlink I put at the bottom of the spoiler?

Nah the page doesn't load for me, think it's just my internet though, been playing up on a few sites today

[Jack_]

Nah the page doesn't load for me, think it's just my internet though, been playing up on a few sites today

Ah, fair enough :)

[lostalex]

Oh jesus i just saw the pics. All that was caused by the man taking bites out of his face while he was still alive. How long would it take eat that much of a person's face? it must have taken quite a while.

[King Gizzard]

Ahhh curiosity got the best of me :(

At least there's blood so you can't see the worst of the damage

[King Gizzard]

Oh jesus i just saw the pics. All that was caused by the man taking bites out of his face while he was still alive. How long would it take eat that much of a person's face? it must have taken quite a while.


Well the guy was apparently having a psychotic episode on the back of some strong LSD. So I imagine he just went crazy with no real idea of what he was doing

Would hate to be an onlooker

[Tom4784]

Someone reblogged the pictures on Tumblr yesterday :bored: I didn't want to see them at all, I pretty much unfollowed them on the spot afterwards. It's not something I wanted nor needed to see.

[Pyramid*]

Jesus suffering that poor man - don't read if you are squeamish



The image of his right eye looking straight on through all that raw flesh - it so utterly sad and heartbreaking.



Horrid thing to say but I do wonder if it would have been better than he hadn't survived. :(

[Tom4784]

Surgery can work miracles these days, look at what's her name...Katie something...the girl who had acid thrown at her. He'll probably never be fully healed though obviously but still.

[joeysteele]

How gruesome, the poor guy. I hope they can do a good job with the wounds to his face,as Dezzy said,it's amazing what can be done these days but this is a truly awful incident.

[Vicky.]

Why did I look at those photos especially when I just woke up :bored:

Horrible horrible story :S

[Niall]

There were like 7 cannibalism stories from Florida in a row. Someone posted them on Tumblr. I sense a zombie outbreak. :suspect:

[Jesus.]

Whenever I feel a bit low, I think about that man that had his face ripped off by a crystal meth head homeless guy.

[Shanna]

:puzzled::puzzled::puzzled:

That is seriously nasty! Could not imagine being a bystander and seeing that take place...

And for the love of...why did I look at the pictures...I just ate :yuk:

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18241494

Rudy Eugene, 31, reportedly growled at a police officer after he was warned to back away.

About 75% of the victim's face was reportedly missing.

Ives Eugene, Eugene's uncle, described his nephew as a "nice and hard-working" man who washed cars at a local dealership.

Miami police said they still do not know what prompted the bizarre and savage assault, which has been compared to a "zombie" attack.

But Armando Aguilar, of Miami's Fraternal Order of Police, told a CNN affiliate he believed the suspect could have overdosed on a type of drug known as "bath salts".

Made with the active agent mephedrone, the synthetic substance often causes users to become highly aggressive and experience intense hallucinations.

Mr Aguilar cited four past overdoses in the Miami area where people had also removed their clothes and gone berserk.

"It causes them to go completely insane and become very violent," he said

If you're in Miami, be afraid, very afraid ..... :eek:

[Scarlett.]

I was shown the images, never wanted to really see them though, thankfully my brain lets me forget the image easily

[Niamh.]

Surgery can work miracles these days, look at what's her name...Katie something...the girl who had acid thrown at her. He'll probably never be fully healed though obviously but still.

Oh yeah Katie Piper, they did a fantastic job on her face. She's an inspiration really

[Jordan.]

Whenever I feel a bit low, I think about that man that had his face ripped off by a crystal meth head homeless guy.

:joker:

Honestly though, this is horrific. I think i'd rather have died.

[Kizzy]

QUOTE
Rudy Eugene, 31, reportedly growled at a police officer after he was warned to back away.

About 75% of the victim's face was reportedly missing.

Ives Eugene, Eugene's uncle, described his nephew as a "nice and hard-working" man who washed cars at a local dealership.

Miami police said they still do not know what prompted the bizarre and savage assault, which has been compared to a "zombie" attack.

But Armando Aguilar, of Miami's Fraternal Order of Police, told a CNN affiliate he believed the suspect could have overdosed on a type of drug known as "bath salts".

Made with the active agent mephedrone, the synthetic substance often causes users to become highly aggressive and experience intense hallucinations.

Mr Aguilar cited four past overdoses in the Miami area where people had also removed their clothes and gone berserk.

"It causes them to go completely insane and become very violent," he said



Thats meow meow, kids in leeds would buy it off the internet as 'plant food' became known as a 'legal high' but it dangerously raises your heart rate. It's a class B now I think?
http://www.talktofrank.com/drug/mephedrone

[SoBig]

Company Discounts Bath Salts Days After Miami Cannibal Attack (http://adf.ly/99jcy)

Some people have no shame.

[SoBig]

Company Discounts Bath Salts Days After Miami Cannibal Attack (http://adf.ly/99jcy)

Some people have no shame.

[MTVN]

What's that link? :suspect:

[Niamh.]

What's that link? :suspect:

you have to skip the ad to get to the story

[MTVN]

Oh I saw the "iLivid is ready to be downloaded..." and the url seemed a bit strange so I closed it quickly in case it was a virus :laugh:

[SoBig]

Oh I saw the "iLivid is ready to be downloaded..." and the url seemed a bit strange so I closed it quickly in case it was a virus :laugh:
:joker::joker:

No, its another site like tinyurl. It shrinks links. Its 100% safe.

[Redway]

Jesus almighty.

[Scarlett.]

The attacker freak is Rudy Eugine on the left, the victim is Ronald Poppo, a homeless man on the right
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/625166/thumbs/o-RONALD-POPPO-RUDY-EUGENE-570.jpg?1

[Redway]

Who on earth attacks homeless people? Idiot. I hope the poor guy's all right and isn't too scarred by that stupid moron.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

he was off his face at the time he didnt purposely target a homeless man

AND BEFORE PYRAMID COMES IN AND ACCUSES ME OF DEFENDING HIM OR SOMETHING KMT

im not im just saying it could have been anybody

[Redway]

he was off his face at the time he didnt purposely target a homeless man

AND BEFORE PYRAMID COMES IN AND ACCUSES ME OF DEFENDING HIM OR SOMETHING KMT

im not im just saying it could have been anybody

:joker:

[Scarlett.]

I'm sort of horrified that Ronald is still alive, it's not the sort of thing you want to continue living after.

[Patrick]

lol. oh Miami :')

[Patrick]

The attacker freak is Rudy Eugine on the left, the victim is Ronald Poppo, a homeless man on the right
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/625166/thumbs/o-RONALD-POPPO-RUDY-EUGENE-570.jpg?1

Is it just me - or does the black guy seem like the one that'd be the victim, whilst the victim looks like they kind of guy that would eat someone's face?

This is mindblowing.

[*mazedsalv**]

Holy ****bits.
I don't know what to say. You hear weird things, but this is bizzare and utterly unblievable! I can't believe what would make someone EAT someone. I don't get it at all. And the pictures. :eek: I will never un see that ever.

I want to know why and what would have caused someone to do that? Imagine the onlookers. I think I'd freeze in shock; and I'm sure that's what everyone did.

[Jack_]

Is it just me - or does the black guy seem like the one that'd be the victim, whilst the victim looks like they kind of guy that would eat someone's face?

This is mindblowing.

Yeah, I was gonna say this earlier. If we're talking stereotypes then it'd definitely be the other way round.

[MTVN]

Not necessarily, homeless people are far more likely to be victims of violent crimes like this

[King Gizzard]

No doubt he'll get expensive surgery because the story has gone worldwide, they can do amazing things these days, saw a guy who didn't have half a face and they gave him basically a new face and he looked really good, but nothing will heel the trauma from it

[Novo]

**** sake.. was reading an article about how Ronald Poppo was a top student when he was in School and then there was another link to what his face looked like after the attack, one of the worst pictures i have ever seen

[King Gizzard]

Apparently his family thought he's been dead for years

[SoBig]

Who on earth attacks homeless people? Idiot. I hope the poor guy's all right and isn't too scarred by that stupid moron.
He was high off of some drug. He didn't know what he was doing. Crazy.

[Novo]

Can't believe no one stopped to even attempt to help him

[Marsh.]

Are they suggesting he was high on bath salts? Did I read that right?

[SoBig]

Can't believe no one stopped to even attempt to help him
A big crazy naked dude? Would you have tried to stop him? The only thing you can really do is call the police.

[Novo]

A big crazy naked dude? Would you have tried to stop him? The only thing you can really do is call the police.

I suppose but it's just slightly worrying how many people would have seen it all happen and done nothing about it

[Scarlett.]

The dude looked at police and growled, would you REALLY want to walk up to him and pull him off?

[Josy]

Can't believe no one stopped to even attempt to help him

Would you intervene if you seen a man chewing another mans face off?

[Novo]

Probably would you know

[Kizzy]

If I had a gun yes...:)

[Scarlett.]

Lol do it Darth Vader style

[SoBig]

Probably would you know
I wouldn't even take that chance. What if he over powers you and starts eating your face? Even the police couldn't stop him without killing him.

[Novo]

" What seems to be the problem here "

think that's how i would approach the situation

[Marsh.]

Well, you certainly couldn't start with "Excuse me..."

[Josy]

If I had to intervene then I would probably throw something at him from a distance and then run.

[Marsh.]

That's like baiting a bear.

[Jords]

Disgusting, but if I was that man with the chewed face like that I would not want to be saved :/

[michael21]

If I had to intervene then I would probably throw something at him from a distance and then run.

why not just put lot of peeper on your face then he cant eat you :dance:

[michael21]

you can view it full screen and it under the bridges :bawling::bawling::bawling:

http://www.tntmagazine.com/news/world/miami-zombie-attack-cctv-footage-shared-online-as-voodoo-theory-emerges

scroll down to the video :bawling::bawling::bawling:

[Niall]

Why would you want to watch this omfg -doesn't click-

[Shaun]

wouldn't it have made sense to just post this in the thread about it...?

[Scarlett.]

I'd rather not watch

[Jordan.]

It's too far away to see anything

-is glad-

[michael21]

It's too far away to see anything

-is glad-

no the camera go closer soon keep watching :bawling::bawling::bawling:

[Jack_]

Awful seeing people's cars slow down alongside them, then just speed up afterwards :(

[Kizzy]

I am not watching that... how the hell did CCTV footage get out?....money talks I suppose? vile

[Jack_]

You can't see anything. The first fifteen minutes of the video are from a camera way above the bridge where the only thing you can see are cars driving past.

[Mrluvaluva]

The girlfriend of a US man shot dead by police as he chewed the face of a homeless person has said she felt safe with him and has described him as a man of faith.

Yovonka Bryant said Rudy Eugene must have been drugged without his knowledge before the attack on 65-year-old Ronald Poppo.

Speaking for the first time in public since the grisly incident on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami last week, she said: "I felt safe with Rudy.

"Rudy never drank alcohol or used drugs around me. I only saw him smoke a marijuana cigarette once."

The 27-year-old had been seeing Eugene regularly since March and spoke to him by text message the day before the attack.

"Rudy and I never discussed cannibalism or voodoo," she said, adding that they took bible classes together and liked to watch a morning TV religious show.

"There was no warning sign. I believe that he never would have knowingly or intentionally inflicted harm... most likely he was given a drug without his knowledge."

She is the second woman to come forward and identify herself as Eugene's girlfriend.

Last week, another, speaking on condition of anonymity and who had been in a relationship with Eugene for five years, said she believed he was either drugged or a voodoo curse was put on him.

Officers shot and killed Eugene, 31, who was naked when he ripped off almost the entire face of his victim, after he failed to respond to orders to stop.

Mr Poppo remains in a critical condition in a Miami hospital after suffering the loss of most of his face including his mouth, nose and ears.

Witnesses at the scene said Eugene "growled" and continued to eat his victim Ronald Poppo, after he was shot.

Police are still investigating the attack, including the possibility Eugene may have been under the influence of the synthetic stimulant 'bath salts' which produces an often aggressive, chaotic experience for users, coupled with intense hallucinations.

On Wednesday, police issued a warnings about a drug called "Cloud Nine", believed to be a type of "bath salts", and drug-fuelled violence, after a homeless man threatened to eat two police officers.

Officers were warned to be extremely cautious around disorderly homeless men, and the public to call police immediately if they spotted anyone showing signs of being on the new drug.

Brandon De Leon was arrested in North Miami Beach after he entered a restaurant yelling obscenities.

On the way to the station the 21-year-old slammed his head against the police car protective barrier, shouting to the officers: "I'm going to eat you."

Later, he growled and grunted like an animal, and tried to bite an officer's hand, police said, prompting them to fit him with a bite mask and leg restraints.

De Leon, who was arrested on Saturday, tested positive for marijuana, Xanax and alcohol, also told authorities he had taken the ecstasy-like drug "Cloud Nine".

The case "bears resemblance to an incident that occurred in the city of Miami last week, when a male ate another man's face", a police memo to officers warned on Wednesday.

"Please be careful when dealing with the homeless population during your patrols."


Sky (http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16242782)

[Kizzy]

Woah, that is some freeaky shiz....group hallucinations? can't be possible can it?

[King Gizzard]

New pictures of him now he's recovering, do not look if you're squeamish etc etc etc

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/ronald-poppo-face-chewing_n_1590459.html

poor guy. awful

[KG.]

That is gruesome, poor guy.

[MTVN]

Pleased to hear he's recovering, sounds like he's coping with it all very well too:

The AP reports Poppo has asked that the television in his room be turned off except to follow Miami Heat games.

"I kid you not, he wanted to talk about the NBA Finals," Namias said. "He asked me if I'd be watching the game tonight, and told me, 'Go Heat.'"

:laugh:

[Jordan.]

Looks like they've done the best they can treating his face, not saying it isn't bad but I was expecting it to be worse.

[King Gizzard]

I thought it would be worse than it is to be honest, even though it's still really bad. Once it heals it looks as if it'll be clear for him to get a new noise/skin/whatever

[Novo]

There is hope he'll be able to see in his other eye again in the future as well

[Omah]

Good luck to the guy.