LOS ANGELES — A man is in custody in connection with the murders of three homeless in Los Angeles, California, officials say. Update 5:43 p.m. EST Dec. 2: Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore in a news conference Saturday said the suspect was identified as Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, and has been apprehended, according to CNN.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced Saturday that a suspect has been identified in connection with the killings of three homeless men this week.

One person is dead, four others are injured after a shooting inside a homeless encampment in Las Vegas, while cops in LA are searching for a serial killer targeting the homeless.

Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, two of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect, authorities said.