Transient With 'Vampire Teeth' Assaults Homeless Man

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San Diego police have arrested a man accused of beating and threatening a 55-year-old homeless man, and the witness description of the suspect is quite chilling: "the suspect was said to have 'vampire teeth.'"

NBC San Diego reported on the fanged assailant, who allegedly attacked the victim outside a shopping center in San Diego's affluent La Jolla neighborhood shortly before 6am Monday.

The victim was reportedly kicked in the head and ribs and left bleeding. The San Diego Union-Tribune says the victim's left eye was swollen shut. He told police that the attacker -- who appears to be a transient -- also repeatedly threatened to kill him.

Asleep behind the shopping center off La Jolla Village Drive, the victim was beaten in an attack he says was "totally unprovoked."

Officers tracked down the suspect shortly after the incident and booked him on felony assault charges that may be upgraded to attempted murder.