Archive for the ‘East Las Vegas’ Category
 
August 11, 2008 - 500 Block of North Lamb
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

On the evening of August 11, officers and EMT’s responded to reports of a man shot at an apartment complex on North Lamb. When they arrived, they found 31-year-old Roshii Wells suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso.

Wells was transported to UMC where he died from his injuries. Wells was an Olympic boxer and won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Games.

Officers arrested 26-year-old Roger Randolph near Dolan Springs, Arizona for this crime.

 
August 3, 2008 - 3700 Block of Shirebrook
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

On the night of August 3, a Metro Gang Sergeant and Detective were investigating gang activity in the 3700 block of Shirebrook Drive.

Police say the two officers were talking to a man who began walking away from them while reaching into his waistband. Police say the suspect then pulled out a handgun, and both attempted to disarm him.

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The suspect fired his gun one time during the struggle and the sergeant fired his gun one time, striking the suspect. The suspect was transported to UMC Trauma where he was pronounced dead.

The sergeant and detective were not injured.

Metro Homicide Detectives are investigating.

 
July 28, 2008 - Washington and Lamb
Friday, August 1st, 2008

Metro Police Detectives are investigating the murder of 16-year-old Clemente Carlos Garcia-Benitez.

Officers say he was shot in the back of the head and dumped in a wash near Washington and Lamb.

Police have no suspects.

 
July 18, 2008 - 800 Block of Blandensburg
Monday, July 21st, 2008

On the morning of July 18, police got a 911 call from a woman saying a man had shot her boyfriend inside their home. Metro Officers responded to the scene and found 18-year-old David Manriquez dead from a gunshot wound to the head.

Homicide Detectives were called and were able to identify the suspect in the murder as 17-year-old Jonathan Romero. Police believe Manriquez is the new boyfriend of Romero’s ex-girlfriend.

Police say Romero is to be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is urged to contact either the Homicide Section at (702) 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.

 
July 8, 2008 - 700 Block of North Nellis
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

liquor_robbery_victim_180.jpgOn the night of July 8, Metro Officers responded to the Liquor Outlet on North Nellis after reports that the clerk was dead inside. When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Paul Stitt deceased behind the cash register with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Homicide investigators were called to the scene for follow-up investigation. Detectives pulled the store’s surveillance video and found that the crime had been captured on tape.

The suspects are described as African-American men, about 20-years-old, 5′10″ to 6′ in height, weighing 160 to 180 pounds.

Both were wearing dark colored hats with flat brims. One possibly had a C on the front, similar to the Chicago Bears NFL logo. The other possibly had a D, similar to the Detroit Tigers MLB logo on the front. Both suspects were also wearing oversized white shirts and dark pants.

An unknown amount of money was taken.

 
June 2, 2008 - 300 Block of East Desert Inn
Monday, July 7th, 2008

Police are investigating the death of 45-year-old Beverly Dorsey. She was found in an apartment on the 300 block of east Desert Inn.

The Coroner’s Office says she died from blunt head trauma.

 
June 29, 2008 - 2900 Block of Clifford Avenue
Monday, June 30th, 2008

In the early morning hours of June 29, Metro Officers responded to the 2900 block of Clifford Avenue after calls of a man being shot. When officers arrived, they found 24-year-old Eduardo Medina-Padilla lying in front of an apartment building dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Homicide detectives were requested to investigate.

Detectives say the victim and his roommate had returned to their apartment when they observed a man they knew arguing with several other men at an apartment building across the street.

The victim went across the street to intervene in the argument and was shot by the suspect or suspects and killed. The suspects then fled the scene in a black four door Lincoln Town Car.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or the LVMPD Homicide Section at 828-3521.

 
June 27, 2008 - 4400 Block of Stewart
Monday, June 30th, 2008

On the morning of June 27, Metro Police received a call from a man who said he had just returned home and found his wife dead. Officers responded to the house and found 61-year-old Otilia Soarez deceased from blunt force trauma the head. She was lying on a walkway leading to the backyard of the house.

Homicide Detectives were called to the scene and found that the victim and her husband were having repair work done to the house and had hired a day laborer.

The husband had left the residence to get supplies from the store and had left his wife and the day laborer at the residence while he was gone.

When he returned, his wife was dead and the day laborer gone.

32-year-old Yiorkis Pineda-Laurencio has been arrested and charged for this crime.

 
June 12, 2008 - 1000 Block of Sierra Vista
Friday, June 13th, 2008

On the night of June 12, Metro Police Officers responded to an apartment complex on Sierra Vista near Cambridge after getting reports that a man had been shot. When police arrived, they found 32-year-old Roberto Simmon lying outside an apartment, dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

Police say a security officer working at the complex was responding to a loud music call at an apartment. As the guard knocked on the door, the deceased man attacked him. During the struggle, the officer fired one round, striking the man and killing him.

The investigation remains ongoing. At this time, no charges have been filed.

 
May 20, 2008 - 3300 Block of Frontier
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Police are investigating the shooting death of 53-year-old David Vargus.

Officers say a man went to Vargus’ house because he had not reported to work for three days. At the house, the man discovered Vargus dead from a gunshot wound. Police are still investigating.