Then, The Miami Herald (via web.archive) reports that around 2 p.m., Rudy Eugene committed an unspeakable and tragic attack on Ronald Poppo. Naked, Eugene attacked Poppo for more than 15 minutes. Per CNN, Poppo was resting in the shade below the bridge when Eugene grabbed him and started to rip his clothes off. Poppo kicked at Eugene, but as security footage later showed, Eugene still spent many minutes tearing at Poppo's face with his teeth.

And as ABC News reports, as police and a crowd of onlookers shouted at him to stop, he growled at them. By that point, Poppo was seriously injured: about 75% of his face had been eaten off, leaving only his goatee behind. Witnesses reported that Eugene was tearing and eating the face, spewing blood everywhere. Ending an agonizing 18-minute attack, police shot Rudy Eugene, killing him, per CNN.

According to CBS, Eugene might have attacked Poppo because he believed the man had stolen his Bible. Eugene was described by his friends as a highly religious person who often attended services and posted scripture quotes on social media (via Fox News).

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