Jerrid Joseph Powell: Suspect in LA killings of sleeping homeless men is due in court Monday
Jerrid Joseph Powell, a Los Angeles resident, is accused of shooting three unhoused men as they slept. Powell was arrested in connection with another case and is expected to appear in court. The attacks targeted some of Los Angeles’ most vulnerable residents, leading to the deployment of hundreds of city workers to warn communities. The suspect’s arrest was facilitated by automatic vehicle license plate scanners, a technology that has raised privacy concerns among civil liberties advocates. The city’s mayor, Karen Bass, stressed the danger faced by the city’s homeless population and encouraged them to seek shelter.
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