2023 Los Angeles spree shootings explained

2023 Los Angeles spree shootings
Type:	Mass shooting
Reported Death(S):	4
Accused:	Jerrid Joseph Powell

The 2023 Los Angeles spree shootings are a series of fatal shootings that occurred in Los Angeles County, California in November 2023.^[1] So far, four shooting deaths have been linked together by ballistic tests.^[2] The suspect, Jerrid Joseph Powell, was arrested on December 2.^[3]

Shootings

Jose Bolanos, a 37-year-old homeless man was found dead around 3 a.m. on Nov. 26 in an alley in South Los Angeles.^[4]

The following day, Mark Diggs, a 62-year-old homeless man was shot while pushing a shopping cart around 5 a.m. near downtown.^[4]

On the 28th, 42-year-old Nicholas Simbolon was followed driving to his home in San Dimas then was killed in a follow-home robbery and murder just before 7 p.m.^{[4] [5]}

On the 29th, Shawn Alvarez, a 52-year-old homeless man, was shot in the Lincoln Heights around 2:30 a.m.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Suspect arrested in connection with four deaths in Los Angeles County . 3 December 2023 .
2. News: Man Suspected of Killing 3 Homeless Men in Los Angeles is Arrested . The New York Times . 2 December 2023 . Betts . Anna . Jolly . Vik .
3. Web site: LAPD arrest 33-year-old man in connection to the murders of three homeless people . 2 December 2023 .
4. Web site: Authorities identify suspect in killing of 3 homeless men in Los Angeles . 3 December 2023 .
5. Web site: Man shot, killed in San Dimas possibly followed home by gunman . 30 November 2023 .