The Clark County coroner's office has identified a 24-year-old man who police say was killed when he intervened in a neighborhood argument.

Eduardo Medina-Padilla of Las Vegas suffered multiple gunshot wounds when police say he returned home with his roommate a little before 3 a.m. Sunday and found several men arguing across the street from his Clifford Avenue home Police say Medina-Padilla knew one of the men involved in the dispute.

Witnesses tell police one or more shooters drove away from the area, near Pecos Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, in a black four-door Lincoln town car.

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The parents of a 4-year-old found dead in their SUV after being left there for 17 hours got a first look at the murder charges against them. Emotions have been strong concerning this story.

Eyewitness News spoke with a family representative Friday at the hearing, who did not want to go on camera because they say they're being harassed on the street.

Also, there was the brother of Stanley Rimer who said he never thought Stanley and Colleen Rimer would be charged with murder.

Judge: “Do you have a copy of the complaint?”

Colleen Rimer: “No”

Judge: “You do not, Ma'am?”

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Colleen and Stanley Rimer didn't see the charges against them until today. They didn't have a public defender either, so the murder and abuse case against them was continued.

Sitting in the courtroom watching his parents on the little screen was their son Brandon Rimer. Stanley's brother, Phil Rimer, was also there. Eyewitness News spoke to Phil outside court.

He said the murder charges shocked him and that he didn't think the D.A. would go so far. Eyewitness News spoke to District Attorney David Roger Thursday. He was confident police have built a strong case.

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“These detectives took it really personally. Other people will step forward and provide more information to them,” said Roger.

On June 9, Colleen Rimer called the non-emergency line of Metro. Her disabled child was dead after being left in their car for 17 hours. In the course of the investigation, police found the home was littered with feces and food.

The Rimers' four other children are now in the custody of CPS. Both sides are expected to push for a grand jury in this case to protect the identity of some of the children who will be asked to testify.

But we will find out more when Stan and Colleen are back in court for their arraignment on July 11. 

As for the custody of the children, Stan's brother, Phil Rimer said he has been cleared by CPS to get the children and live in the Rimers' home. But he has had some past issues with CPS as well.

We will find out if the children are released to him on July 10.

The Rimer family home is now up for sale, their children are in protective custody, mom and dad are behind bars and little Jason is forever gone, but not forgotten.

A slew of paperwork obtained by Eyewitness News reveals cause for concern long before his untimely death more than two weeks ago in a hot SUV.

Colleen and Stanley Rimer have faced Child Protective Services case workers before. Most of the allegations were unsubstantiated, but on two occasions in 1988 and 1991, an investigation found physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect, medical neglect, and lack of supervision occurring in the Rimer household.

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Jason Rimer hadn't been born then, but in his short four years, CPS conducted five referrals on his behalf for abuse and neglect.

All the cases involving Jason were closed, but just last year, a CPS investigator required face-to-face contact with the Rimers and their children, warned the parents to stop excessive or physical discipline and urged the children to speak to school staff anytime they had a concern about a problem at home.

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But no investigation could foresee Jason dying inside an SUV after 17 hours.

It wasn't the first time he had been left behind.

In an interview with a Metro Police Detective, Colleen Rimer said she went to the store to shop and forgot to get Jason out of the vehicle before exiting it. She stated someone came into the store and announced someone had left a baby in the car. It was only then she realized she had forgotten Jason.

Jason was only six months old at the time.

Incredibly, Colleen Rimer admitted to police on another occasion the family got to church and realized they left a one-year-old child behind alone in the playpen.

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Sources tell the I-Team that the parents of Jason Rimer were arrested around 3 p.m. Wednesday. Stanley and Colleen Rimer were charged with second degree murder, child abuse with substantial bodily harm and five counts child endangerment. The couple is being booked at the Clark County Detention Center.

Metro Detectives held a news conference at 3:45 p.m. to talk about the details of the case.

An investigation by Metro's Crimes Against Youth and Family Bureau revealed Jason Rimer was left in the SUV on June 8, following a family outing. Approximately 17 hours had passed when the child was found deceased inside the vehicle by a sibling.

The State Department of Child and Family Services released information detailing the CPS history of the Rimer family.

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They family had eight children. Jason, at age 4, was their youngest. Their oldest son is on a mission in Canada and apparently one of their other sons was also preparing to go on a mission.

Four minor children were taken to Child Haven pending further investigation. The Rimers went to court to try to get them back, but on Friday, June 20, a ruling was made that they would not get custody returned to them.

There were 11 allegations of neglect and abuse in court Friday and the parents denied those allegations - essentially the same as pleading not guilty.

This week they had high hopes that they would get their children back, but with the 11 new allegations, the discovery of 22 reports of abuse and neglect against the family and one substantiated neglect case, the judge decided to take more time to investigate alternative options for placing the four children with other family members.

The parents of a little boy who died after being left in a hot car will not get custody of their other children. The ruling was made Friday morning after the judge heard the allegations against the parents.

There were 11 allegations of neglect and abuse in court Friday and the parents denied those allegations — essentially the same as pleading not guilty.

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The Rimers left court with no comment and without their children. This week they had high hopes that they would get their children back, but with the 11 new allegations, the discovery of 22 reports of abuse and neglect against the family and one substantiated neglect case, the judge decided to take more time to investigate alternative options for placing the four children with other family members.

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That investigation according to the attorneys will take another three weeks and could involve family members from out of state.

Jason Rimer was found June 9 in his parents car, dead after apparently being left there for 17 hours. Now Child Protective Services has the other children while the case makes its way through the courts.

Another hearing on the fate of the children is set for three weeks from today and the trial will take place in two months.

We have new information tonight about the investigation into the death of a little boy left alone in the family car. The Channel 8 I-Team has learned the family's history with Child Protective Services is more involved than previously reported.

When the Clark County Department of Family Services first disclosed its involvement with the Rimer family, it noted quote previous contacts dating back 20 years.

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The I-Team has now learned DFS has counted 22 reports of abuse or neglect involving the family and just today, it found a second substantiated neglect case.

Earlier this month a sibling discovered the body of 4-year-old Jason Rimer in the family's SUV. Metro Police believe the boy had been there for up to 17 hours.

According to CPS, its most recent contact with the Rimer family was more than a year ago when it closed a case due to lack of evidence. CPS initially reported the Rimer's had one substantiated neglect claim. The I-Team has learned…the department has just uncovered a second case while searching its archives.

A spokesperson for DFS says it's still compiling the family's history and there may be additional undiscovered cases. Law enforcement sources say the criminal investigation is nearing completion and will be submitted to the District Attorney's Office for review.

A home fire near Bonanza and Linn has turned into a domestic violence investigation. Once the fire was contained, police showed up and put up crime tape.

A mother who was beat up by her boyfriend escaped with her two children before the home burst into flames. It is an arson investigation now.

Police say it began as a fight between a woman and her boyfriend. Their two children were in the house. The boyfriend beat up the girlfriend, and she left without her children. She called police and came back before the fire broke out.

“There was some clothing in the yard — male half was not there at that time,” said Lt. Wayne Holman of Metro.

Police say she went inside and got her two children and left. Thirty minutes later, the house was fully engulfed in flames. The fire is now out.

The boyfriend is in custody. His girlfriend and the mother of their children is homeless.

The family of a child who died after being left in the family SUV for 17 hours is being allowed to visit their other children who have been taken away.

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The family will be able to have a supervised visit with their four children sometime in the next few days. Those children may also be released to a family member as soon as Friday.

Their 4-year-old son Jason was found dead a week ago in their car after allegedly being left there for 17 hours.

Last week the Rimers weren’t allowed to see their other children and didn’t know if they would get them back. Monday, attorneys for the family didn’t let the media in the court or speak with the parents.

Attorneys tell us the judge’s ruling today comes as good news for the family.

“Absolutely excited, they love their children so they want to see them as soon as possible,” said the parents’ attorney, Ismael Santellan.

“They don’t have the resources down here to house children, just because there has been an allegation made against the parents, if there are other family members then that frees up Child Haven that is over burdened,” said another of the parents’ attorney, Lew Wolfbrandt.

Fingerprinting and background checks have to be performed on the person who may take custody of the four children.

The attorneys are anticipating that Child Protective Services will present allegations of abuse against the parents at another hearing on Friday.

As soon as the background checks are complete, the children could be released to a family member by Friday or even sooner.

As for the criminal charges against the parents in the death of their son, that’s been tough for the district attorney in the past.

The D.A. has to prove the family intended to leave their child in the car, and attorneys tell us that’s a pretty high burden of proof.

Police are investigating another auto pedestrian accident that has claimed the life of an elderly man.

Detectives say early Sunday, Jose Silva was driving north on Lamb near Colorado when he went up on the sidewalk and struck a man. The man was carried on the car for over 100 feet before he fell off.

Silva tried to flee the scene, but was stopped by witnesses and held while police arrived.

The victim was transported to Sunrise Hospital where he later died.

Silva was arrested for felony DUI and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

The parents who left their child in a car for 17 hours will not get custody of their other children. Wednesday's hearing was closed to the public.

The hearing master said the hearing should be closed because these children are already going through enough. The death of their brother, their mother is on anti-depressants and their home is in disarray.

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The Rimers left the court without a word or their children — to return home where a memorial is now growing in their driveway.

On Monday the youngest of eight boys was found dead in his car. Investigators suspected he was left there for 17 hours. Wednesday, a family friend explained why Child Protective Services took the other children.

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After the father lost his job, their home was packed with furniture and files from his office. It was so bad, sometimes they didn't even know where their children were.

In addition, the carpets were being cleaned so the family members were sleeping “camping style” in the family room and the kitchen wasn't clean.

“I believed it's temporary; it was done on short term for cleaning of the carpet that needed it. More than likely, they own some parrots and when they eat and feed, they like to with their beaks scurry the food all over the place – so it probably needed a little cleaning on the carpets, so no it wasn't a permanent basis where they live like this. I have been to their home many times. And I mean, what is clean to me or to anyone in the public,” said Michael Gonzalez, a family friend.

He says cleanliness is subjective. But Child Protective Services is expected to take a look at the home and decide if it is clean enough for the children to go home.

The next hearing  is Tuesday.