Miami police have shot dead a naked man who was allegedly eating the face of another man he had attacked.
After reports of several gunshots about 2pm on Saturday, police said they spotted the naked man chewing on the face of his victim on a pedestrian walkway beside a highway, the Miami Herald reports.
The man refused to stop attacking his still-alive victim even after being shot by police, forcing officers to shoot him dead.
The victim was believed to be homeless and already lying down at the time of the attack.
"Based on the information provided, our Miami police officer is a hero and saved a life," police spokesman Javier Ortiz said.
Police believe the attacker was having "cocaine psychosis", which heats up the body and leads sufferers to take their clothes off.
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