On Saturday, the Los Angeles police disclosed that they have identified a suspect linked to the recent murders of three homeless individuals.
The individual in question, Jerrid Joseph Powell, aged 33, was already in custody following his arrest earlier in the week for the killing of a county employee.
Powell was apprehended on Thursday, charged with the fatal shooting of a father of two in San Dimas, California, during a follow-home robbery on Tuesday, NBC News reported.
Police Chief Michel Moore revealed on Saturday that the police successfully connected Powell’s vehicle, captured in security footage from Tuesday’s killing, to the car associated with the suspect believed to be responsible for the deaths of the three homeless victims.
Authorities confirmed that a handgun discovered in Powell’s car matched the weapon used in the killings of the three homeless individuals.
Powell was taken into custody in Beverly Hills early Thursday, facing charges of murder and robbery.
Detectives, in collaboration with Beverly Hills police, identified the vehicle linked to Tuesday’s killing, enabling the suspect’s arrest during a traffic stop when his license plate matched that of the car used in the aforementioned crime.
Written by B.C. Begley
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