Metro police have charged a 31-year-old man in connection to the death of a homeless man near Shelby Park on Feb. 7.

Police said in a news release Friday evening that Justin Blankenbaker has been charged with criminal homicide in connection to the beating and fire-related death of Horace Horton at a homeless camp off Davidson Street.

Officials said Blakenbaker is also homeless and lived in the same camp as Horton. Police said Blankenbaker confessed to police Friday that he struck Horton with a cinder block and set him on fire after the two fought.

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