Authorities report that a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting of three homeless individuals in Los Angeles

 Authorities report that a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting of three homeless individuals in Los Angeles

Authorities report that a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting of three homeless individuals in Los Angeles

Jarryd Joseph Powell, 33, was previously detained on suspicion of robbery and killing a fourth individual.

According to authorities, on Saturday, a guy from Los Angeles who has previously been named as a suspect in three recent homicides of homeless persons was taken into custody as another gunshot was being looked into.

Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was named as the suspect in three of the killings, according to Los Angeles Police Chief Mitchell Moore, when investigators discovered that the car he was driving when he was originally taken into custody There was a gun in it. Launching.

Powell was charged with murder and robbery this week by Los Angeles sheriff's officers in connection with the shooting death of a 42-year-old man that Powell pursued to a residence.

The news was made one day after the police said they were looking for a suspect in the late November shooting, which took place early in the morning as the victims were either going to bed or getting ready for the night.

According to authorities, Jose Bolanos, 37, was shot and killed on November 26 at approximately three in the morning in a South Los Angeles alley. Authorities said that at approximately five in the morning, 62-year-old Mark Diggs was shot and died while wheeling a shopping cart close to downtown.

The 52-year-old man's corpse was discovered in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood on November 29 after the third gunshot, which happened at about 2:30 in the morning. Until he receives information from his relatives, the police have not recognized him.

Using surveillance video, detectives were able to identify Powell's car. They then traced it down to Beverly Hills' downtown, where they stopped it and discovered a gun inside, according to the authorities.

"I'm grateful that the person suspected in this case is in custody as well as is no longer a threat to the community," Moore said to reporters.

Powell is due in court on Monday; it was not immediately easy to find a counsel for him. He was taken into custody on Thursday, according to online prison records, and his bail is set at $2 million.

At a press conference on Friday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said, "It's frightening to be on the streets, as well as four in five people die on our streets for a variety of explanations, and violence is certainly one of them."

Contrary to popular belief, which holds that homeless individuals commit most crimes in large cities, data indicates that homeless persons are more likely than non-homeless people to become victims of robbery, assault, and homicide. As. Despite making up just 1% of the city's population, homeless individuals accounted for 24% of the city's murder victims in 2022, according to a study by NBC 4 Los Angeles. Four of the seven victims slain in a string of murders in Stockton in 2022, according to Sacramento's NBC affiliate KCRA, were without a place to live at the time of the killings.