VIDEO: Homeless Man Sleeping On Sidewalk Found Dead Hours After Officer Checks Up On Him

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VIDEO: Homeless Man Sleeping On Sidewalk Found Dead Hours After Officer Checks Up On Him

BLOOMINGTON, USA – A recently released body camera footage of a police officer working with the Bloomington Police Department shows the officer checking up on a homeless man, hours before the latter’s death. The homeless man, identified as 51-year-old JT Vanderburg, was found dead on a sidewalk beside a bench on Dec. 24, 2020. The footage was released on March […]

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