Las Vegas police arrest man in September homicide

Las Vegas police have arrested a man in an early September homicide at a central Las Vegas apartment.

Christopher Cotton, 29, was booked at the Clark County Detention Center Tuesday on charges of murder, possession of a gun by a prohibited person and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.

A Las Vegas police arrest report indicates Cotton was arrested in the fatal shooting of Tovoris Jackson, 36, on Sept. 3 at an apartment in the 900 block of East Twain Avenue.

Police said Jackson was shot at 3:30 a.m. at the residence near South University Center Drive, according to a statement from police. Investigators believe Jackson was inside an apartment when another man asked him to step outside. When Jackson stepped outside, he was shot, after which the gunman ran off.

The arrest report for Cotton states witnesses identified Cotton as the shooter and picked him out of a photo lineup. Police also said they recovered a firearm believed to be used in the shooting at a nearby apartment where Cotton had been staying.

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