One man is dead and another hospitalized after a bizarre assault off Miami's MacArthur Causeway reportedly forced a police officer to open fire.
City of Miami police say the incident began Saturday afternoon about 2 p.m. when an officer responded to reports of 2 men fighting in the bike path of the Biscayne Boulevard exit ramp, alongside the Miami Herald's parking garage. There, according to the Herald, the officer observed a naked man eating another man's face:
The officer...approached and saw that the naked man was actually chewing the other man's head, according to witnesses. The officer ordered the naked man to back away, and when he continued the assault, the officer shot him.
The attacker continued to eat the man, despite being shot, forcing the officer to continue firing. Witnesses said they heard at least a half dozen shots.
According to CBS Miami, police sources said the victim had "virtually no face" and was unrecognizable.
"[Officers] attempted to separate them, there was some sort of confrontation," Miami Police spokesman Willie Moreno told Local10.
Photographs taken from the Herald's garage show the naked man lying dead at the scene. Police said the second male was transported to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Officials have yet to identify the officer involved, the deceased, or the victim. The incident snarled traffic on the causeway for hours during busy Memorial Day weekend as multiple lanes of vehicles were routed around the crime scene.
The first images have been released of Rudy Eugene, the homeless man shot and killed by Miami police as he ate another man’s face.
Eugene, 31, is thought to have been high on a powerful form of LSD when he attacked another homeless man, ripping off chunks of the man’s flesh with his teeth.
Both men were naked at the time of the attack.
The unidentified victim is currently fighting for his life in intensive care at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital hospital, after Eugene chewed off up to 80 per cent of his face, including his nose and eyes, in what hospital spokesperson called "some of the worst [injuries] staff had ever encountered."
Police were initially called to reports of two naked men fighting on the MacArthur Causeway bike path, which was packed with people heading to the annual Memorial Day hip hop festival at the time.
Witness Larry Vega told WSVN-TV in Miami, "The guy was, like, tearing him to pieces with his mouth, so I told him 'get off'...[but] the guy just kept eating the other guy away, like, ripping his skin."
Police initially repeatedly ordered Eugene to stop, but Mr Vega says he just “picked up his head and growled at the officer”.
Police then shot Eugene, but he carried on his attack, after which officers shot him several more times until he died.
Much of the attack was caught on the CCTV cameras of the office building that houses the Miami Herald newspaper. The images went viral in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
Today, the Herald reported that Eugene left few clues about the cause of his attack, saying court records revealed he had married in December 2005, but divorced just over two years later.
“I wouldn’t say he had mental problem but he always felt like people was against him... No one was for him, everyone was against him,” his ex-wife told, Miami-based television station WPLG.
Eugene had previously been arrested on a battery charge when he was 16, but that charge was later dropped. He was arrested seven more time over the next five years, four times for marijuana offences, once for misdemeanour battery, once for vending near a school and once for trespassing.
UPDATE, 5/27: While Miami Police remain tight-lipped about the incident, investigators are asking witnesses to contact authorities. The Herald reports detectives believe the victim may have been homeless and the naked man suffering from "cocaine psychosis," which could have prompted him to remove his clothing.
So, cocaine psychosis explains the nekkedness... but eating the homeless guy's face, that is totally up in the air.
We'll just have to watch for reports of an outbreak of head-gnawing at the hospital, after the victim turns.
The end is nigh! Fire and brimstone will come down from the skies! Rivers and seas will boil! There will be forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes... The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
Naw, I bet its PCP related TBH. Ive heard/read some pretty incredibly fething crazy stories of people tripping out on that gak. Just recently someone posted the clip on the dad strung out on PCP that ate his daughters eyes for feth sake. Who would want to take something like that?!
I almost hope for the Zombie apocalypse, would make for a nice change i suppose....just need to find a way to get a steady supply of insulin...could harvest from people err pigs.
Be careful what your wishing for. You should say "And MOST of the human race with it" Saying the rest of the human race means we are ALL gone. And Id find you in the next dimension and kick you squarely in the balls
KingCracker wrote:Be careful what your wishing for. You should say "And MOST of the human race with it" Saying the rest of the human race means we are ALL gone. And Id find you in the next dimension and kick you squarely in the balls
If there is one, I don't believe in life after death/reincarnation/etc, you even if there is a heaven, and you're there, and your idea of heaven is to have me available for square-in-the-balls-kicking, it's only me by proxy, I'm safe in the land of not having a soul and therefore not getting into the afterlife (regardless of description).
In all seriousness, every day I manage to read an article that:
a) further cements my nihilism
b) increasingly strengthens my doubts as to whether we deserve to be the dominant species on the planet.
PhantomViper wrote:Shouldn't the apocalypse only come on the 21st of December? This is happening way to early!
Or maybe... quick, someone do the math on what an exponential infection rate would look like and see if we are extinct on the 21st of December.
Exponential infection rate I think is about 3 months, remember hearing that somewhere.
The CDC does actually have a plan in event of zombie attack.
wasn't there some furore after somebody looked at their councils safe guards and flagged up that there wasn't any for a Zombie attack?? Only in the Uk eh...
PhantomViper wrote:Shouldn't the apocalypse only come on the 21st of December? This is happening way to early!
Or maybe... quick, someone do the math on what an exponential infection rate would look like and see if we are extinct on the 21st of December.
Exponential infection rate I think is about 3 months, remember hearing that somewhere.
The CDC does actually have a plan in event of zombie attack.
wasn't there some furore after somebody looked at their councils safe guards and flagged up that there wasn't any for a Zombie attack?? Only in the Uk eh...
Damn Straight!!!1 Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Global population as of today is 7.016*10^9 so assuming 99.9% of the population are infected eventually, each zombie infects one human per day and it starts with a patient zero that gives us 22.67 days.
This is an under estimate as the rate of infection would change over time (it would decrease as the amount of people to infect decreases and those left alive are smart enough to avoid being infected).
what if their is a gestation period prior to full zombification? so even though patient zero is infecting X per day, they do not rise until day Y? what kind of setup for that would lead us to have DEC 21 as Z day?
Big Mek Dattrukk wrote:what if their is a gestation period prior to full zombification? so even though patient zero is infecting X per day, they do not rise until day Y? what kind of setup for that would lead us to have DEC 21 as Z day?
Well the variables I'm using are Global population=P, t is the amount of days taken, k is the rate of infection per zombie per day and x is the delay. So that's 0.999P=e^(k(t-x)) and there are 209 days until the 21st of December so if we pick the delay to be 9 days that's 0.999*7.016*10^9=e^(k(209-9)) which is 22.67=200k so k=0.1134.
Just going off what I remember from doing this last year, I may be off.
Big Mek Dattrukk wrote:what if their is a gestation period prior to full zombification? so even though patient zero is infecting X per day, they do not rise until day Y? what kind of setup for that would lead us to have DEC 21 as Z day?
Well the variables I'm using are Global population=P, t is the amount of days taken, k is the rate of infection per zombie per day and x is the delay. So that's 0.999P=e^(k(t-x)) and there are 209 days until the 21st of December so if we pick the delay to be 9 days that's 0.999*7.016*10^9=e^(k(209-9)) which is 22.67=200k so k=0.1134.
Just going off what I remember from doing this last year, I may be off.
There goes Corpses, talking in tongues again. Maybe that can be part of your super power? Cause peoples minds to go stupid for a few moments
I'm totally excited about this, as long as I get a do-over if I get bit. Also, n0t_u, your comment about zombie procrastination made my day. I have two swords at my mom's house and a bunch of friends who work in the gun department of Wal-Mart. I'm set. And also access to plenty of roofs to hang out on. Bring on the apoc!
dæl wrote:What happens with reincarnation if we are all extinct?
Well in that case, Leigen_Zero gets kicked in the balls
If we do all get reincarnated, theres a pretty good.chance of at least one of us lacking either legs, the physical proportions required to kick the other in the ball, or both
However, if in fact there is an afterlife, and total extinction of the human race, KC i will stand proud, with legs a shoulder width apart and accept your dr martin into my groin, for no pain will diminish the joy I would feel, safe in the knowledge that the species was wiped out before we gakked the planet up too badly
I dunno man, I think one could argue rather well that we have fethed it up pretty good already. I dont mean to sound like a tree hugging hippy and all that jazz, but have made a pretty impressive dent in the few hundred years we've been able to
KingCracker wrote:I dunno man, I think one could argue rather well that we have fethed it up pretty good already. I dont mean to sound like a tree hugging hippy and all that jazz, but have made a pretty impressive dent in the few hundred years we've been able to
Yeah but we're not at that 'point of no return' yet where the planetary climate has become totally irrepairable and the fight against climate change becomes a damage limitation exercise (I think that date isn't until 2026 or something, based on current estimates).
I saw thins story yesterday and did think 'so it begins'...
I just hope they brapped him with a headshot, otherwise he'll be in the back of the ambulance in a body bag and he'll use his sharp old nails to tear that bag open, next thing he'll be all GRRARRRGGLLEEBLLARRGGGG and the Ambulance drivers will be all ARRGGHHHHH. The Ambulance will crash and 3 zombies get out of the Ambulance and go BLLLLLARRGHHHHGGLLLEEEBLLARGGG. And the passer by who stopped by to help goes ARRRGHHHHH ... etc etc
"The guy, he was like a zombie, blood dripping, it was intense," The New York Daily News quotes Vega as saying. "The closest thing I've seen to it? 'The Walking Dead'."
"Seventy-five to 80 percent of his face was missing," Armando Aguilar of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police Aguilar told NBC Miami. "He was actually swallowing pieces of the man's face."
Makarov wrote:Just go to the link I posted above, it has pics of the survivors face.
Hell no! But thanks for the offer. Although I have seen a lot of stuff already over the years simply by browsing google, I actually do try to avoid the "guro" whenever possible.
But damn, that guy actually survived? Not sure if that's good or bad, given his condition (and lack of money for reconstruction surgery, I guess).
Makarov wrote:Just go to the link I posted above, it has pics of the survivors face.
Hell no! But thanks for the offer. Although I have seen a lot of stuff already over the years simply by browsing google, I actually do try to avoid the "guro" whenever possible.
But damn, that guy actually survived? Not sure if that's good or bad, given his condition (and lack of money for reconstruction surgery, I guess).
After seeing the pics I don't think (I am however not a doctor) there is a chance for reconstructive surgery
All I can say is this. Most of you fellow DAKKA members are free to visit the giant mitten and enjoy KC's company. I will grill good food, and we will shoot things together, youll enjoy yourself. But if the zombies start popping up, for your safety, dont come asking for invites, because myself and my family, will shoot you
This is strange and rather scary, people say zombies can never happen but come on if theres fungus that can turn ants into zombies its certainly not impossible.
Better get some practice in. Whilst im there better bring that plate armour project forward.
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AtomicEngineer wrote:This is strange and rather scary, people say zombies can never happen but come on if theres fungus that can turn ants into zombies its certainly not impossible.
Ooh please share
And as for a Zombie Apocalypse..... Ive already got a plan with my freinds but any Dakkanoughts are welcome to the pack. Just bring plenty of hot, horny chicks with you
Plate's too heavy for the long haul, although it would be good for smash and grabs of stores, if you have a vehicle to deliver you to the site. Go for hardened leather or plastic. Plenty tough enough to stop a bite or a claw, and light enough to run full speed in.
Also, from this news article- "The president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, Armando Aguilar believes the entire incident is the fault of a new drug trend that has led to similar incidents. Emergency room doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital said they too have seen a major increase in cases linked to the street drug called “bath salts” or what is sometimes referred to on the street as “the new LSD”."
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/causeway-cannibal-identified-fears-grow-over-drug-possibly-involved/
There have been other incidents like this in Miami!
Sharpen your blades, and keep your kits packed.
Gitzbitah wrote:
Also, from this news article- "The president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, Armando Aguilar believes the entire incident is the fault of a new drug trend that has led to similar incidents. Emergency room doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital said they too have seen a major increase in cases linked to the street drug called “bath salts” or what is sometimes referred to on the street as “the new LSD”."
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/causeway-cannibal-identified-fears-grow-over-drug-possibly-involved/
There have been other incidents like this in Miami!
Sharpen your blades, and keep your kits packed.
Typical government cover-up trying to stop the panic that would certainly follow the revelation that the zombie apocalypse is upon us!
Gitzbitah wrote:
Also, from this news article- "The president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, Armando Aguilar believes the entire incident is the fault of a new drug trend that has led to similar incidents. Emergency room doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital said they too have seen a major increase in cases linked to the street drug called “bath salts” or what is sometimes referred to on the street as “the new LSD”."
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/causeway-cannibal-identified-fears-grow-over-drug-possibly-involved/
There have been other incidents like this in Miami!
Sharpen your blades, and keep your kits packed.
Typical government cover-up trying to stop the panic that would certainly follow the revelation that the zombie apocalypse is upon us!
Of course! Now all that needs to happen is airline prices go up to try and keep the containment up and to stop people from fleeing!
Gitzbitah wrote:I always knew this day would come- but I never imagined it would be NAKED zombies. This just adds a whole new level of grossness to being eaten.
Nicorex wrote:Well Im glad I got this done on monday then.....
But do you have enough smokes?
Well i got a carton and a half, so that should last me a couple weeks. Plus I can ration them to make them last longer. Plus I have suits of armor so I could make my way to the store and grab some more.
Gitzbitah wrote:I always knew this day would come- but I never imagined it would be NAKED zombies. This just adds a whole new level of grossness to being eaten.
All I have to say about that is Zombie Sarah Underwood (or whoever floats yer boat)
Gitzbitah wrote:Plate's too heavy for the long haul, although it would be good for smash and grabs of stores, if you have a vehicle to deliver you to the site. Go for hardened leather or plastic. Plenty tough enough to stop a bite or a claw, and light enough to run full speed in.
Also, from this news article- "The president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, Armando Aguilar believes the entire incident is the fault of a new drug trend that has led to similar incidents. Emergency room doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital said they too have seen a major increase in cases linked to the street drug called “bath salts” or what is sometimes referred to on the street as “the new LSD”."
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/28/causeway-cannibal-identified-fears-grow-over-drug-possibly-involved/
There have been other incidents like this in Miami!
Sharpen your blades, and keep your kits packed.
Nicorex wrote:
treadhead1944 wrote:
Nicorex wrote:Well Im glad I got this done on monday then.....
But do you have enough smokes?
Well i got a carton and a half, so that should last me a couple weeks. Plus I can ration them to make them last longer. Plus I have suits of armor so I could make my way to the store and grab some more.
Meh i beat you all. Theres a place in preston market that sells clothing studs/spikes. just buy loads and do my trenchcoat up. Awsomely badass AND zombie proof.
Meh ide just get a tank anyway. a british one of course-the British have always made the best tanks and they all come with a large supply of tea-and nothing beats a good cup of English tea in a crisis.
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Lynata wrote:
Gitzbitah wrote:or a batch of zombie creating drugs loose on the open market.
Reminds me of that cheap Russian crap where your flesh starts to fall off and you see people with exposed bones shuffling through the streets.
Not cool man.
If you have a strong stomach, google for "Krokodil drug".
You've been told before about the use of language like this on the site. Do not do this.. Theyve been here for years.
also has anyone noticed that the CDC have a "zombie apocalypse" scenario survival guide. This has been going on for years now
as another point how will we live without Dakka-i mean if all the power goes then..... Damn we must get Dakka a special unlimited power supply.
Apart from this i think i actualy wouldnt mind a zombie apocalypse. Money wouldnt matter for a start.
Vitruvian XVII wrote:I will bear the offer in mind KC. As a very small person i could be a good scavenger...... Also, superhero team and all that
Hmm.....Thats a pretty good point. Youll be the Glenn of my group. Gay or not
Slarg232 wrote:
Vitruvian XVII wrote:I will bear the offer in mind KC. As a very small person i could be a good scavenger...... Also, superhero team and all that
And as a small person, you are easy for a Zombie to overpower.
Once more, tell that to Glenn. Small people have better chances of getting away also. Have you EVER honestly tried bear hugging a tiny person? Its tough
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Necros wrote:wow that's freaky. feel bad for the guy that got attacked.
If it is the zombie apocalypse then I'm screwed. In Zombieland they said the fatties were the first to go :(
feth Zombielands factoids. Im a fatty, and I think my chances are pretty damn good in the APOC. Bring it
You know, I've realized that I learned of this occurrence first through Dakkadakka OT. I've done the same for several other events.
Just goes to show when Z-day happens, Dakka will know first. I need to know when to stake myself out to get bit, and an escape plan so I'm not 100% consumed...
BALTIMORE (AP) — A 21-year-old college student accused of killing a housemate told police he ate the victim's heart and part of his brain after he died.
Alexander Kinyua hid the head and hands of the dead man in his family's basement laundry room in a suburb of Baltimore, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Kinyua, a student at Morgan State University, was charged earlier in May in another attack in which the victim was brutally beaten but survived.
Kinyua, a Kenya native, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie. He was ordered held on no bail.
His public defender did not return a call seeking comment, and a voicemail left at Kinyua's home was not returned.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Monica Worrell said the chief medical examiner had not yet officially identified the body parts, but that authorities believe they are those of Kodie, who was reported missing May 25.
On Tuesday, Kinyua's father, Antony Kinyua, called detectives and reported that another son, Jarrod, found what he thought were human remains in the house where they all lived.
Jarrod found two metal tins, which held a human head and two human hands. Police say Jarrod confronted his brother, who said the remains were animals.
Detectives obtained a search warrant and found the head and hands in the house. Police say Alexander Kinyua admitted to killing Kodie by cutting him up with a knife and eating his heart and part of his brain.
Authorities say Kinyua told detectives the rest of the body could be found in a trash container at the Town Baptist Church in Harford County where they discovered remains.
On May 19, Kinyua beat a man with a baseball bat on Morgan's campus, fracturing his skull and making him lose sight in one eye, according to Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
Kinyua was arrested May 20 and released on $220,000 bail.
Morgan officials say Kinyua studied electrical engineering and was also in the ROTC.
According to court records, the victim, Kodie, a native of Ghana, was convicted in November 2008 in Baltimore County of sex offense and assault in September 2007 and harassment, stalking and telephone misuse for making repeated calls in 2007 and 2008 to a woman. He was sentenced to at least a year and a half in jail.
Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
