| Date | November 26–29, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 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]
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]
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