Police in Long Beach, CA arrested a homeless man at a 7 Eleven recently, after he doused an unsuspecting customer with flammable substance and lit him on fire.
The 63-year-old victim refused to give the panhandler money before walking into the store, and when he came out, the enraged homeless man was waiting for him. The victim climbed into his SUV and was immediately sprayed with a flammable liquid. After only a few seconds, the man was engulfed in flames.
“With the door open you could see the entire insides were ablaze,” said one eyewitness. “He came out and he was horrifying. His entire shirt was on fire, his head was on fire.”
Police said it was a random act of violence, and that the two men had no relation. The homeless man was charged with arson and attempted murder.
