AP: Tulsa Killing Sparks War Against Homeless

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Tulsa Killing Sparks War Against Homeless

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A homeless man's fatal beating of a brass-knuckle-wielding bar owner has triggered something approaching a war against Tulsa's homeless population.

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Police have warned homeless people to stay away from the bar, and Cypert said has seen people downtown wearing ``F--- the homeless'' T-shirts handed out by bar owners.

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Badgewell left Tulsa after the wanted signs and T-shirts surfaced, said his attorney, Steve Hjelm. He won't say where Badgewell has gone for fear of retribution.

``We took it as a kind of vigilante effort,'' Hjelm said.

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