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Las Vegas police arrest suspect in death of Shadow Ridge student

A photo of Justise Allen, 16, is displayed at a memorial held at the scene of her fatal shooting. She was shot to death on April 27. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Friends and family members light candles during a memorial for Justise Allen, 16, who died in a shooting on April 27 in Las Vegas. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Amir Gibson (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
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Las Vegas police arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday in connection with a northwest valley shooting that left one teen dead and another hospitalized.

Justise Allen, a 16-year-old Shadow Ridge High School student, died at the scene and a 19-year-old man was injured on April 27 after someone fired shots at a group of teens walking through a neighborhood near Ann Road and Tenaya Way. Police said the shooting appeared to be gang-related.

Jail records show Amir Gibson was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on one count each of murder with a deadly weapon, attempted murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder.

Gibson is being held without bail. His 48-hour hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Gibson attended Shadow Ridge High School as recently as January 2017, according to the Clark County School District. There is no record of him attending another CCSD school after that.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Meghin Delaney contributed to this report.

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