88°F
weather icon Clear

Suspect in deadly drive-by shooting arrested

Updated August 29, 2022 - 3:13 pm

A suspect in a drive-by shooting Saturday morning that killed a woman in the northeast Las Vegas Valley has been arrested.

Hector Camacho, 23, was arrested later the same day, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release. Police initially said the shooter’s vehicle sped away from the scene of the shooting, the 3700 bock of Melbourne Circle, near Walnut and Gowan roads, but responding officers were unable to stop it.

Camacho was arrested on the 5900 block of Wabusca Way, near East Sahara Avenue and South Sloan Lane.

On Monday afternoon, the Clark County coroner’s office identified the victim as Christine Rosalie Morton, 43, of Las Vegas. She died of a gunshot wound to the torso. Her death has been deemed a homicide.

Las Vegas police denied a request to release an arrest report in the case, citing an open criminal investigation.

Camacho is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of open murder and felony evading. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter.

THE LATEST
Video shows 2 murder suspects at crime scene, police say

Las Vegas police say the suspects admit they were at the scene of the crime in the southeast valley, but they deny killing a man and a woman found dead there.

Teen killed during ‘drug transaction’ identified

A 15-year-old boy fatally wounded in northeast Las Vegas during what police classified as a “drug transaction” earlier this month was identified Thursday.

Teen killed at weekend house party identified

The Clark County coroner’s office identified a teenager shot and killed early Sunday at a west valley house party.