A true L.A. hero: For people dying on L.A. streets, he offers help, and he won't take no for an answer
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)But sometimes there’s success. Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Top: In pain, Eddie "Snake" Carter, a wheelchair-bound double amputee, sits outside Starbucks in Hollywood. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Hanging with them and helping them became a passion. Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Ruffin stopped to help a homeless man whose torso was covered with sores and dried blood. Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Top: At 4:30 a.m., Ruffin finds Eddie "Snake" Carter in pain, sheltering under a bus stop.
Source: Los Angeles Times March 04, 2017 15:01 UTC
