15-year-old faces murder charge in Las Vegas drug deal slaying

Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at The Clubs at Rhodes Ranch Apartment Homes in Las Vegas. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Glenn Puit / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 10, 2021 - 10:36 am

A 15-year-old arrested in a Feb. 16 slaying at a southwest Las Vegas Valley apartment complex has been booked at the Clark County Detention Center on murder and attempted robbery charges.

Damon Hankins is charged in the killing of James Baugh, 19, of Las Vegas, at The Clubs at Rhodes Ranch Apartment Homes, 8975 W. Warm Springs Road. Police said in a press release that the shooting unfolded during a fight between Baugh and two other males over an “illegal drug sale.” Baugh was taken to University Medical Center, where he died.

The Clark County coroner’s office ruled Baugh’s death a homicide due to a gunshot wound of the chest.

Hankins was arrested shortly after the shooting. Las Vegas police on Wednesday denied a request for an arrest report and mugshot for the teen, citing his age.

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