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Homeless man brutally beaten by mob of teenagers who broadcast attack on Instagram: report

Two teenagers are in custody as Oklahoma City police search for several other teenagers involved in a brutal attack on a homeless man left for dead, according to a report.

A homeless man identified as Tilman Shannon was jumped and nearly beaten to death by a large group of teenagers on May 26, according to court documents obtained by KFOR.

Surveillance video captured the entire ordeal and revealed several teens yelling and threatening Shannon from a vehicle.

Shannon is seen trying to run away but is beaten near the dumpster at the opposite end of the parking lot.

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Oklahoma City police arrested Veronica Benavente, 19, and Eric Villagomez, 18, along with three other juveniles in connection with the brutal beating of a homeless man. (Oklahoma County Detention Center)

Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Dillion Quirk told KFOR that the most disturbing actions of the attack were discovered on social media, with one of the alleged suspects, 19-year-old Veronica Benavente, streaming the attack on her Instagram page.

An arrest affidavit reportedly said Benavente was heard shouting racial slurs and racist expletives at Shannon while the group carried out the beating.

Police said about nine teenagers were involved in the attack.

Quirk told KFOR that the teens brutally removed Shannon's colostomy bag.

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Police said one of the suspects, Veronica Benavente, 19, broadcast the attack on her Instagram page. (Oklahoma County Detention Center)

“He had some pretty serious injuries and some pretty significant trauma,” Quirk told KFOR.

Police told KFOR that Shannon was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, but is expected to survive.

“It’s disgusting,” Mike Martin, a resident who has lived near the attack area for decades, told KFOR. “It’s not that common, but there are a lot of gangs around here.”

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Eric Villagomez, 18, was arrested in connection with the beating of a homeless man in Oklahoma City on May 26, according to arrest records. (Oklahoma County Detention Center)

“It’s so scary,” Trisha Tyler, a resident who moved to the neighborhood about five years ago, told KFOR. “This neighborhood is usually not that dangerous.”

Police arrested Benavente, along with Eric Villagomez, 18, and three other juvenile suspects, but said they were still searching for four other suspects seen in the video.

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Oklahoma City police are searching for four more teens seen on video brutally beating a homeless man and leaving him for dead. (Oklahoma City Police/Twitter)

According to arrest records, Benavente is being held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on $150,000 bail and faces charges of aggravated assault and battery, complicity to commit a crime and conspiracy to commit with a view to committing a crime.

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Villagomez is also being held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on $100,000 bail and faces charges of aggravated assault and battery, mayhem and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Contacted by Fox News Digital, Oklahoma City police declined to provide any information about the crime.

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