Serial Killer is Targeting Homeless People in Los Angeles

Los Angeles city officials say a search is underway for what they believe is a killer "preying on the unhoused."

LAPD Chief Michel Moore said Friday afternoon that a single person is believed to be responsible for the killings of three homeless men in separate shootings carried out this week in different parts of the city of Los Angeles.

All shootings occurred in open areas and police believe the victims were shot and killed while they slept during the early morning hours.

Los Angeles police announced Saturday that a suspect has been identified in connection with the killings of three homeless men this week.

The suspect, Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was already in custody after having been arrested in the killing of a county employee earlier in the week.

Powell was arrested Thursday and accused of shooting and killing a San Dimas, California, father of two during a follow-home robbery Tuesday.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department is still searching for the person they say shot five homeless people Friday night, killing one and seriously injuring another.

Metro hasn’t released a clear description of the gunman, but stated he fled from the scene near Charleston Boulevard and Honolulu Street in a dark sedan following the shooting.