The homeless man accused in a shooting spree in Santa Monica is in custody and likely to be charged with attempted murder, police said, amid a wave of violence from transients that has Los Angeles residents on edge.

A suspect is in custody in a shooting that injured a police officer in Santa Monica, California, authorities said.

Police arrested a man suspected of opening fire at Santa Monica Place mall. The man is also a person of interest in an incident where a suspect shot at a Waymo.