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Los Angeles authorities are searching for a suspected killer believed to be on the loose targeting people sleeping alone outdoors. The LAPD believes that suspect is responsible for the murders of three homeless people in the past week.

All three shootings occurred in the early morning hours over several days in November.

LAPD Chief Michel Moore said the suspected serial killer attacked the victims as they slept

The shooting occurred at around 5:30 pm near a freeway overpass in the northeast of the city, according to Las Vegas PD Lt. Mark Lourenco, and claimed the life of a man in his 50s.

Los Angeles police have arrested a man in connection with a trio of shootings that left three homeless men dead across the city in the past week.

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

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In each case, a man approached a homeless person sleeping alone, shot the victim with a handgun then fled in a two-door vehicle.

A Los Angeles man who was 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 that the man was identified as the suspect in the homeless killings after authorities determined a firearm found in the vehicle was linked to the shootings. Authorities say 33-year-old Jerrid Joseph Powell was arrested this week by Los Angeles sheriff's deputies for investigation of the shooting death...

Police in Los Angeles arrested an individual believed to be responsible for the murder of four people over the course of four days.