Vermont police say a man badly beaten at a homeless encampment in Burlington last week has died of his injuries.
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo said in a statement that 38-year-old Amos Beede of Milton died Sunday at the University of Vermont Medical Center of injuries that included head trauma, facial fractures and broken ribs.
Del Pozo said Beede was a transgender person who identified as a male, and did not rule out hate crime as a possible motive. But the chief said the investigation points to other possible motives as well. No one has been charged.
Police were called to the encampment in the area of the Barge Canal on Pine Street May 25, and found Beed lying on the ground.
The investigation is ongoing.
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