Former homeless man leaves pizza at scenes of Chinatown murders

Sunday, October 6, 2019
CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Hakki Akdeniz wept as he left candles, flowers, and pizza at a crime scene in Chinatown where four people were killed early Saturday morning.

Akdeniz, who owns a pizza shop was once homeless himself, and never turns away the hungry.
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Now, Akdeniz was feeding the victims posthumously.

"We should love them, we should care for them," Akdeniz says.
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The victims were bludgeoned as they slept on the street. Their ages range from 48 to 83.
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