Suspected serial killer in California charged with three counts of murder

Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden speaks during a press conference on the arrest of Wesley Brownlee (Clifford Oto/The Record/AP)

Prosecutors have charged a Northern California man with fatally shooting three men who, police say, were among six victims slain by a serial killer.

Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings dating back to April 2021.