January 16, 2008 – 1600 Block of East Sahara
On Wednesday, January 16, 911 dispatchers received a medical call about a 16-year-old bleeding from her head.
When medical personnel arrived, they discovered that the teen had been shot. She died at the scene.
Homicide detectives were called and they interviewed witnesses at the scene.
According to witnesses, 20-year-old Omar Rodriguez, an ex-boyfriend of the victim, was seen near the victim’s apartment just prior to the shots being heard.
Rodriguez was located in the northeast area of Las Vegas and was taken into custody without incident.
Omar Rodriguez was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for murder with use of a deadly weapon.
Rodriguez also had two outstanding arrest warrants for attempt murder with use of a deadly weapon and battery with use of a deadly weapon, from an incident that occurred in November 2007.
The November incident involved Rodriguez stabbing the victims new boyfriend.
The victim has been identified as 16-year-old Katherine Jimenez. She lived in Las Vegas and died of multiple gunshot wounds.
——Updated 04/01/2008——
Jimenez was pregnant when she was killed. The coroner’s office has ruled the death of her fetus as a homicide.
Categories: East Las Vegas
January 18th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
It is so sad for the girls family,I am sure Omar will get his due while he is in hell!
February 1st, 2008 at 11:46 am
Omar better get what he deserves! Both in prison and hell!
February 9th, 2008 at 9:11 am
What the hell was a 20 year old doing with a 16 year old??
February 11th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Omar, was one of my best friends. He was one of the coolest guys, u can hang with. Theres a lot more to the story, than what u read on here. I believe he just snapped! since, he loved Katherine sooo much. But still she didn’t deserve to die over this :( Katherine, u will be missed!
February 18th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
when you hear of these people like omar makes you think what kind of up bringing they had.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:19 am
all i kno that this omar will pay for what he did…
August 17th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
he will pay for wat he did to my kathy i put that on everythin i love
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Tony: he is your friend…lucky for you that you were not romantically involved. Or else you would not know how to get rid of him. How could he killed someone he “looooved” so much like you put it? this is not the first time he tried to do this!
better luck picking your friends because this one aint worth sh*t!