Suspect in the murders of three homeless men and one victim appears in court

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The man suspected of killing three homeless men in Los Angeles and another victim appeared before a judge on Monday.

Prosecutors charged Jerrid Joseph Powell with four counts of murder. He also faces one count of residential robbery and one count of being a felon with a firearm, and special circumstances of committing multiple murders.

Powell was initially arrested last week as a suspect in a deadly shooting during a robbery at a home in the community of San Dimas, east of los angeles.

Then, he was identified as a suspect in the killings of the three homeless men when a firearm found in his car was linked to those shootings.

Authorities say a motive for the killings of the homeless victims is still unknown.

If convicted on all charges, Powell faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.