What we know about the suspect in the New York and DC shootings of homeless men

It's still not clear why someone would shoot several homeless men in New York City and Washington, DC. But police in both cities say they believe the same man, 30-year-old Gerald Brevard III, is responsible for the shootings that left two men dead.

But authorities in both cities say they believe the same man, 30-year-old Gerald Brevard III, is responsible for the shootings that left two men dead.

Here's what we know about the suspect -- and how authorities linked him to cases more than 200 miles apart.