Jose Bolanos, 37, was found dead in an alley near 836 W 110th Street in South Los Angeles on November 26, 2023, at about 3 a.m. The Los Angeles County coroner determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head and classified it as a homicide.

Bolanos’s killing was one of several shootings that targeted people experiencing homelessness over a four-day span in late November 2023. Two other victims named in reports were Mark Diggs, 62, shot and killed on November 27 while pushing a shopping cart near downtown Los Angeles, and Shawn Alvarez, 52, found dead from a gunshot wound in Lincoln Heights on November 29. Authorities arrested 33-year-old Jerrid Joseph Powell after initially taking him into custody for the shooting death and robbery of Nicholas Simbolon in San Dimas; ballistic testing reportedly linked a firearm found in Powell’s vehicle to the shootings. Powell has been charged with multiple counts, including murder and robbery, and special circumstance allegations that could carry life without parole if he is convicted.

The motive for these attacks has not been established and no connection between Powell and the victims has been reported. If anyone knew Bolanos or has information about his death, please share what you know with investigators.