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Homeless man with 22 previous arrests allegedly kills vagrant in cane battle on NYC train

The homeless victim -- who has not yet been identified -- allegedly tapped stranger Keith Plummer, 68, with the cane on board a No. 1 train at the 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station around 3 a.m. Wednesday, law enforcement sources said.

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Homeless man with 22 previous arrests allegedly kills vagrant in cane battle on NYC trainThe homeless victim -- who has not yet been identified -- allegedly tapped stranger Keith Plummer, 68, with the cane on board a No. 1 train at the 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station around 3 a.m. Wednesday, law enforcement sources said.
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