Homeless amputee beaten to death with own crutch

What's happening to this country? :cry:

SAN DIEGO – A homeless amputee was beaten to death with his own crutch Monday night on a downtown sidewalk.

Several witnesses reported that the 41-year-old victim had gotten into an argument with another man on F Street near Eighth Avenue in the Core-Columbia neighborhood just before midnight, homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney said.

During the fight the man picked up the victim's crutch and hit him with it, said Rooney.

Paramedics tried to revive him but he died about a hour later at a trauma center.

Police said they don't know why the men were arguing, if they knew each other or the motive for the attack.

The dead man's name has not yet been released. Rooney said he had an amputated leg and used a wheelchair but also was able to stand. He was standing when he was hit with the crutch, he said.

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