The killer is apparently targeting homeless individuals in Los Angeles, and has claimed three lives in a 4-day murder spree, according to police

A Los Angeles man already in custody in connection with another shooting investigation has been identified as the suspect in three recent killings of homeless men, police said Saturday.Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Jerrid Joseph Powell,

Three homeless men, Jose Bolanos, Mark Diggs and an unnamed man, were killed in Los Angeles. One homeless man was fatally shot in Las Vegas.

Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, had already been in custody for the robbery and killing of a fourth man

Los Angeles officials warned Friday that three homeless men had been found shot to death on city streets within a span of days, and called on the public for help identifying a suspect. “We believe a single individual approached each one,

Officials believe the man also killed a fourth person in San Dimas, Calif. The killings happened within four days, authorities said.

Police in Los Angeles have arrested the suspect believed to be responsible for the murders of three of the city’s homeless community who were shot and killed as they slept this week, the city’s officials announced Saturday.