A shooting amid a relentless spate of violence at homeless encampments in Minneapolis has claimed a third life, officials said Monday.

Samantha Jo Moss, 35, of St. Louis Park was shot multiple times Oct. 27 at the campground in the 4400 block of Snelling Avenue near the railroad tracks and Hiawatha Avenue, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

At the scene, police found two men who had been shot. They were later identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as Christopher Martell Washington, 38, of Fridley and Louis Mitchell Lemons Jr., 32, of Brooklyn Center.

Police say the suspect is Earl Bennett of Minneapolis, who was shot and wounded during a confrontation with the police of St. Paul a day after the triple murder. Charges in that shooting are pending.

The Ramsey County Prosecutor’s Office charged Bennett with unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree assault following his confrontation with police in St. Paul. The charges say Bennett “told police to shoot him” and that the 9mm handgun he was holding was not loaded.

Bennett is also charged in Hennepin County District Court with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shooting at a sober living home in the 3500 block of Columbus Avenue S. in Minneapolis. That shooting happened about 2 1/2 hours before he was shot by police in St. Paul. He is due to appear in court on Wednesday.

The Snelling Avenue shooting was the second at a South Side homeless encampment that weekend. One man died and two were seriously injured on October 26 at a camp near E. 21st Street and 15th Avenue S. The man who died was identified as Deven Leonard Caston, 31, of no known address. No arrests have been announced in this case.

The city has dealt with several shootings in and around homeless encampments this year. Mayor Jacob Frey attended a press conference the day of the Snelling Avenue shooting and said the city must continue to provide options for people seeking shelter. But, he said, the camps are not an alternative answer.