Los Angeles Man Accused of Killing of 3 Homeless People

The 33-year-old man is the same suspect in the recent death of a county employee in San Dimas.

Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook (L), Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announce the arrest of a suspect in three recent killings of homeless men in Los Angeles, on Dec. 2, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Additional charges could be filed Dec. 4 against a 33-year-old felon accused of murdering three homeless men in Los Angeles, who has already been charged with the follow-home killing of a Los Angeles County employee in San Dimas.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Saturday that authorities linked Jerrid Joseph Powell of Los Angeles, who was arrested in Beverly Hills early Thursday for the San Dimas murder, to the fatal shootings of the three homeless men.