Brandon Durham was killed by a police officer after he reported a break-in, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Homicides
The man shot and killed by a Las Vegas police officer earlier this week was shot after calling 911 to report that his home was being broken into, police said.
A spokesperson said the Department of Corrections will do an investigation that could lead to the man’s cellmate being charged.
Daniel Roush, who also used the name Jazlynn Roush, faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of a 68-year-old woman.
A woman who was found dead in a freezer in her home had invited the person now facing a murder charge in her death to come and live with her after meeting the person at Home Depot, police said.
An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department shot and killed a man in the southeast Las Vegas Valley.
Police said a 68-year-old woman’s body was discovered in a 55-plus mobile home park after neighbors requested a welfare check.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body in a freezer, police said.
Freddie Wright was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing his wife and leaving her body in a burning metal drum.
A taxi’s dashcam helped police identify a suspect in the shooting death of a man whose body was found inside a crashed car last month.
Las Vegas police say a 25-year-old has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man who was found dead inside a crashed car.
Robert Telles is under “close” security at the prison northwest of Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections website.
Julius Trotter was sentenced after being convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of two Vietnamese tourists at Circus Circus in 2018.
A jury found Julius Trotter guilty of killing two people in their Circus Circus hotel room in 2018.
A Las Vegas jury is set to resume deliberations to determine if Julius Trotter is guilty of killing two Vietnamese tour leaders in their Circus Circus hotel room.