Two Arrested in Fatal Beating of Homeless Man in Brooklyn
The suspects, familiar with the victim, attacked him with metal pipes and a bat while he slept in a supermarket parking lot.
- Cos Jervis Jonas Ajpuac, 38, was beaten to death while sleeping in a Brooklyn supermarket parking lot on September 18.
- Two men, Manuel Perez, 49, and Francisco Corocoj, 25, have been arrested and charged with manslaughter, assault, and weapon possession.
- The attack also injured a 42-year-old man who survived; both victims were friends with their attackers.
- The suspects and victims frequently visited the same ShopRite to redeem bottle deposits and would often drink together.
- Security footage captured the brutal, unprovoked attack, which occurred just after the store's security worker left the area.