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Restrain: The paramedic tries to stop the victim from moving as they realize the man is still conscious despite his harrowing injuries






As police piece together the last hours of Eugene's life, they believe he attended a Memorial Day weekend beach party before making the three-mile journey home on foot in more than 90F.
Brutal: Rudy Eugene, 31, pictured in an old police mugshot, was shot dead by police in Miami, Florida, following the horrific attack where he ripped pieces of flesh from his victim's face

He took off and scattered his clothes as he walked across the causeway - police later found his drivers license and clothes strewn from the beach to the mainland - before pouncing on the homeless man he found sleeping on the elevated train tracks, according to the Miami Herald.
After he strips and punches his victim, he straddles him before starting to eat his face off. Cars and a number of cyclists passed the two men while the attack took place.
It was almost 20 minutes until officer Jose Rivera shot Eugene shortly after he arrived. He shouted at the 31-year-old to stop but he simply got up and growled and continued eating at the man's face.
Former friends of the dead attacker today spoke of their shock at the brutal assault.

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A former classmate of Eugene Victoria Forte, who attended North Miami Beach High School, told the Sun Sentinel: 'Drugs did this to him. Drugs took over a person we knew as a beautiful person.'
According to Miami police, the first call of a disturbance came from a passing motorist who reported seeing Eugene stripping off his clothes and acting erratically.

A Road Ranger called to the scene also called 911 and used a loudspeaker to call for the naked attacker to cease.

Revealed: New Footage shows how Eugene came upon his victim Ronald Poppo by chance as he was strolling along naked, then stripped him and ate his face off



Not helping: A white car slows down as it rides by before taking off again. It was almost 20 minutes until help arrived

As the attack dragged on, two other motorists called police, as did another cyclist, Larry Vega, who later told reporters that Eugene 'just stood, his head up like that, with pieces of flesh in his mouth. And he growled'. He also said it was the most gruesome and traumatic thing he had ever seen'.
According to the Herald, Eugene had been in Miami Beach for the Memorial Day Weekend shortly before the attack.
His car, a purple 1995 Chevrolet Caprice, was towed for being parked illegally at 1100 10th Street, according to police.

Down: A side view shows the naked attacker shortly after he was shot dead by police

It is believed Eugene was under the influence of a potent form of drug called 'bath salts' at the time but toxicology results will take several weeks.