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Gainesville homeless camp residents describe ‘hollow’ feeling after friend, leader killed
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A memorial for Leon Hines is set up alongside a Gainesville homeless camp where he lived. Hines was found dead near the camp, and Gainesville Police arrested a man accused of the slaying. - photo by Scott Rogers
A stalwart in Gainesville’s homeless community, Leon Hines, 66, was found unconscious Monday, Oct. 18, between the railroad tracks in Gainesville.