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Miami-Dade Police Dept. / AP
This undated booking mug made available by the Miami-Dade Police Dept., shows Rudy Eugene, 31, who was shot and killed by Miami-Dade Police after he refused to stop eating another man's face in Miami, Saturday, May 26, 2012. The victim remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The man who mauled off a homeless man's face over Memorial Day weekend apparently had no human flesh in his stomach, a report shows.
Law-enforcement sources told the Miami Herald an autopsy revealed 31-year-old Rudy Eugene had undigested pills in his stomach but no human flesh. The pills have not yet been identified.
Eugene was fatally shot by an officer after he refused to stop chewing on Ronald Poppo's face along the MacArthur Causeway.
Read the original story on NBCMiami.com
Though officials have speculated bath salts may have sparked Eugene's wild behavior, it remains unknown what prompted the attack.
Girlfriend of face-eating attacker blames drugs or voodoo
Officials told the Herald a preliminary review found marijuana in Eugene's system. Those who knew Eugene said he was known to smoke marijuana but the drug is not known to cause violent spurts.
A source also told the newspaper Eugene did not have his two front teeth but that chunks of flesh were found between his teeth. The source also said pieces of flesh were found on the floor of the scene.
What caused naked face-chewing attack: Bath salts, LSD?
Officials said the autopsy report would not be released to the public until the investigation into the shooting concludes - a process that could take more than a year.
Poppo, meanwhile, continues in critical condition in the hospital.
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Where are the "head racists in charge" on this one; you know, Sharpton, Jackson, and Obama ?
Busy trolling, I imagine.
If i was that police officer that was called to the scene, I would not have killed him......it was clear that this man was not in his right mind. God bless his soul
If I was the police officer that was called to the scene, I would not have killed him, It was clear that this man was not in his right mind, he was also down and unharmed. God bless his soul.
You would not say that if that was YOUR face.
It takes one to know one Zipperthecat. Why dont you reveal you real face. FOOL
All joking a side, I believe lethal force is more than justified.
there's a zombie on the lawn
While I don't think zombies truly exist, i can't say they can't be accidentally made. there are viruses out there that do cause changes in the hosts behavior and can make them aggressive. The person may not actaully be the "living dead" but you have the possibility of an infectous, agressive, irrational person going around spreading the disease. With the advancements in science, genetics, all that stuff, think about how a virus like this is only a scientist rearranging a few dna strands away. Now I'm not saying its going to happen, i'm just saying its not entirely impossible.
tmac-50
yeah like Rabies..
I AM LEGEND..
No flesh in his stomach. Well, maybe he wasn't as bad as we thought.
The guy should have targeted Casey Anthony! The other poor man would have been spared, and he would have done the USA a big favor. But then again, had he picked Casey Anthony, after one bite he probably would have been made very sick and died.
It's been long over. We've moved on. Perhaps it's time you do the same.
Gina -1045483
"The guy should have targeted Casey Anthony!"
Yes, of course. The vagina most certainly is more tasteful than a homeless man's face...
Very happy he's dead
TO ALL BATH SALT USERS!!! If I see you naked and walking anywhere near my general direction, you leave me with no choice but to start shooting. I'd make a terrible cop.
Officials said the autopsy report would not be released to the public until the investigation into the shooting concludes - a process that could take more than a year. What investigation into the shooting. It's open and shut. The Bro was chewing on a man. Flesh between his teeth (what he had). The police union better look into that imvestigation.
So it's all good as long as you don't swallow....??
So he chewed but he didn't swallow? Smart man, now his next of kin can claim the "I did not inhale" defense.
Hannibal recto imitator's...but seriously folks if he didn't spit you cant commit?
zombie me this zombie me that ....to bad he didn't prefer cat..
Sounds like Clinton...."I did not inhale......"
What's with all theses comments concerning excessive force???
Law enforcement's first priority is to preserve life, and that usually means shooting a man during the act of murder! Unfortunately, Rudy Eugene didn't stop after being shot the first time and continued eating Ronald Poppo. Pepper spraying or tasering was out of the equation at that point!
Got Bathsalt? DOES THE BODY GOOD!
In Texas, just this week, a 23 yr old father heard his 4 yr old girl crying for help. He responded, only to find a 43 yr old man in the act of sexually molesting his 4 yr old daughter. He beat the man to death! Those of you who want to spare the life of a perpetrator who is CAUGHT IN THE ACT...Puh-leeeze get a pair of rose colored glasses...to match your gangrenous brains! If you're caught molesting a child, you're ASKING to be shot to death! If you go around eating faces off of people, you NEED to be shot, before someone else loses their face! GIVE THE POLICEMAN A MEDAL!
You probably thought this man was alive...NOPE Chuck Testa!
hay he had marijuana in his system,,could be munchies?
After reading some of these comments I am astounded. It reinforces my comments that society has lost their common sense.
Do you really think he could have explained why he did this? There is no explanation necessary. I don't care Put your selves in the victims shoes. Do you care why he's chewing on your face when he's doing it. Do you want pepper spray in your open wounds so you can have more pain then your already going through? You just want it to stop. Bullets stop the action. Bless the Police officer for making the quick and proper decision.
Immediate Death Sentence for all drug addicts, users and dealers. Lets start cleaning up the trash in our society we don't need them.
"Immediate Death Sentence for all drug addicts, users and dealers. Lets start cleaning up the trash in our society we don't need them."
Oh you mean people like Rush Limbaugh, Eric Clapton, and Matthew Perry? Or are they ok because they diddnt eat anyones face?
I smoked...but I did'nt inhale. I bit and chewed....but I did'nt swallow.
I imagine we will soon see a story about a face transplant and then a story about a law suit that the community was at fault.....
he looks stupid..