2023 Los Angeles spree shootings

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2023 Los Angeles spree shootings
DateNovember 26–29, 2023 (2023-11-26 – 2023-11-29)
Type Mass shooting
Deaths4
AccusedJerrid 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Irwin, Lauren (2023-12-03). "Suspect arrested in connection with four deaths in Los Angeles County". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  2. ↑ Betts, Anna; Jolly, Vik (2 December 2023). "Man Suspected of Killing 3 Homeless Men in Los Angeles is Arrested". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Leonard, Eric (2023-12-01). "LAPD makes an arrest in killing of 3 homeless people in LA". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Authorities identify suspect in killing of 3 homeless men in Los Angeles". AP News. 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  5. ↑ DuBose, Josh (2023-11-30). "Man shot, killed in San Dimas possibly followed home by gunman". KTLA. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
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