MPD: Man accused of beating sleeping man with tree limb

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are looking for a man they said allegedly struck a sleeping victim repeatedly with a tree limb on Friday.

At 1:35 a.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault in the 3900 block of American Way.

Officers found a male victim with “significant” injuries who had been taken to Regional One in critical condition.

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Investigators recovered a video that showed a male suspect strike the victim multiple times in the head with a large tree limb while he was asleep on a bench.

Police described the suspect as a thin man between the ages of 45-55. He was wearing glasses, a white baseball cap, a blue t-shirt, black jeans and black shoes…

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