Additional charges have been announced against a man charged in three encampment shootings in Minneapolis

Hennepin County Prosecutor Mary Moriarty announced additional charges Monday against a man suspected in a series of shootings earlier this month in Minneapolis.

Joshua Anthony Jones, 36, was initially charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder.

Moriarty announced an additional charge of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder at a news conference Monday.

She said Jones is also charged with three counts of illegal firearm possession.

On September 18, there were several reports of shootings at camps in south Minneapolis. Jones is now suspected of being the lone shooter, Moriarty announced, adding that he is believed to have shot five people in three different locations.

“People who are unhoused and living in camps must already feel under attack. They face threats of violence and these shootings can only diminish their sense of security,” Moriarty said.

Prosecutors allege that Jones first shot three people in an alley in the 2500 block of 17th Avenue South around 5 a.m., killing 20-year-old Roland Littleowl. A second person was injured and the third person was missing.

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He is also accused of killing 39-year-old Robert Brown near East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue around 4:21 p.m

Court officials say Jones shot and injured a fifth person that night around 7:19 p.m. He was found near the scene of the third shooting and arrested.

However, Moriarty added: “I would like to reiterate that the investigation has shown that while these attacks occurred on or near encampments, it does not appear that Mr Jones targeted the uninhabited community.”

While the motive remains unclear, she added that Jones apparently knew the people he targeted and that she believes most of the victims were not camp residents.

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Moriarty added that Jones also faces a second-degree assault charge for a separate shooting in March.

People who live near the crime scenes believe that the homeless camps are the main cause of the violence.

“We are very, very upset,” said a neighbor who lives across the street from the homeless camp.

This neighbor was narrowly hit, including a bullet flying through his living room and narrowly missing him. He showed five bullet holes on the outside of his house.

“Our children can’t play outside because it scares them,” he said.

Just last week, he believes his car was broken into by people from the camp – it cost him almost $1,000 to repair.

He explained that his neighbors had recently been forced to board up the house because of break-ins.

After 12 years in his home, he said he was ready to pack up. “I want to sell it. “This is now a decision to move somewhere else,” he said.