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Man accused of fatally beating woman surrenders to Las Vegas police

Ladonte Wilson, 33 (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
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March 28, 2018 - 8:06 pm
 
Updated March 28, 2018 - 9:28 pm

A man turned himself in to Las Vegas police after he was accused of beating a woman to death this year.

Ladonte Wilson, 33, surrendered to police Wednesday. He was accused of beating 59-year-old Shelley Toyama on Jan. 13 at 605 E. Twain Ave., near Paradise Road.

Toyama was hospitalized with severe head injuries, police said. She died Feb. 15.

Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.

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