article_snippet: It came as more information emerged about the drifter, whom friends say was mentally ill and battling drug addiction.
article_snippet: Referring to a homeless man on LA's skid row as 'Booth', 'Cameroon' or 'Africa' - references to a homeless man on LA's skid row home country - fellow Skid Row vagrants say a homeless man on LA's skid row lived in a tent on the streets and often read the Bible.
article_snippet: a homeless man on LA's skid row told the LA Times: 'a homeless man on LA's skid row never was a threat - the amount of officers present at the time could have subdued a homeless man on LA's skid row.'
article_snippet: Daily Mail Online spoke with a close friend of Africa on Monday, who said a homeless man on LA's skid row moved to the LA Times sixth months ago, and had a combination of mental illness and drug addiction problems.
article_snippet: KB’ Gee said a homeless man on LA's skid row
article_snippet: ’s real first name is Booth, but people called a homeless man on LA's skid row
article_snippet: One homeless man who identified by the man nickname