Arrest Made in Killing of 3 Homeless People in Los Angeles—Same Suspect in Death of County Employee

Published on December 2, 2023

LOS ANGELES—Police Chief Michel Moore Dec. 2 announced the arrest of a convicted felon in the murders of three homeless men in Los Angeles earlier in the week. Mr. Moore said the suspect, 33-year-old Jerrid Joseph Powell of Los Angeles, was already in custody in the follow-home killing of a county employee in San Dimas on Tuesday. A handgun recovered from Mr. Powell’s vehicle was used in the three homeless killings, Mr. Moore said. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said members of the Beverly Hills Police Department conducted a traffic stop of Mr. Powell’s vehicle Wednesday night, and the man was arrested early Thursday....

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