A Los Angeles man was charged Monday with fatally shooting three homeless men in Los Angeles as well as shooting to death a San Dimas resident he is accused of following home and robbing.
The killings happened from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29. The homeless men were sleeping by themselves when killed.
Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, was charged with four counts of murder, one count of residential robbery and one count of being a felon with a firearm, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s Office also charged him with the special circumstance allegations of committing multiple murders and murder in the course of a robbery and the allegation of personally using a firearm.
If convicted, Powell faces life in prison without the possibility of parole, the statement said.
Authorities have not revealed a motive behind the Nov. 28 slaying of Nicholas Simbolon in San Dimas and the killings in Los Angeles of Jose Bolanos, 37, on Nov. 26; Mark Diggs, 62, on Nov. 27; and Shawn Alvarez, 52, on Nov. 29.
Alvarez died from multiple gunshot wounds while Bolanos, Diggs and Simbolon died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the medical examiner’s office.
On Nov. 28, Simbolon was heading home from work when he was followed from an electric-vehicle charging station in the 200 block of South Citrus Street in West Covina, Sheriff Robert Luna said during a Nov. 30 news conference announcing an arrest in the case.
The 42-year-old father of two arrived home in the 1800 block of Hawkbrook Drive in San Dimas and parked in the garage.
The suspect entered the garage, robbed Simbolon of several items, shot him then left, Luna said. The victim’s wife found him and called 911.
Some relatives of Simbolon who were reached Monday declined to comment.
Detectives identified a car from surveillance video, which led to Powell being identified as a suspect, Luna said.
Beverly Hills police spotted the car near Santa Monica Boulevard and Rexford…
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