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Las Vegas Strip hotels honor slain trooper by going blue

Updated April 3, 2020 - 8:49 am

A tribute to honor the life of slain Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Jenkins took place Thursday night on the Las Vegas Strip.

From 8:15 to 9:45 p.m., The Linq Hotel and the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas went blue for Jenkins.

Jenkins was shot one week ago while attempting to check on a motorist along U.S. Highway 93, north of Ely, in White Pine County.

The man accused of killing Jenkins, John Dabritz, of White Pine County, is charged with murder, third-degree arson, grand larceny of a motor vehicle and grand larceny of a firearm.

Contact Glenn Puit at gpuit@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0390. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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