Man arrested in connection with fatal North Las Vegas shooting
North Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the case of a man shot to death in the city in March, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
Police spokesman Alexander Cuevas said Javier Benitez, 30, was booked at the North Las Vegas Detention Center a week ago on a murder arrest warrant. On Tuesday, he was re-booked at the Clark County Detention Center on a single count of murder with use of a deadly weapon.
Cuevas said the arrest stems from the killing of Victorlee Boardley, 25, on March 18 in the 4700 block of Boulder Bay Street, near Fifth Street and Lone Mountain Road. Police did not immediately elaborate on what they believe connects Benitez to the killing.
Boardley played volleyball at Mojave High School. He went on to study communications at the College of Southern Nevada, where in 2015 he was the vice president of the Black Student Association, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report from the time.
Detectives used video surveillance from nearby homes and interviews with residents to identify Benitez as the shooter, according to a North Las Vegas Police Department affidavit released Wednesday.
Video showed Benitez in a struggle in the street with another person and was seen holding a black semi-automatic pistol while chasing Boardley.
“Javier raised the gun and a puff of smoke was visible, consistent with the gun being discharged,” a summary of the footage read.
A resident told police that “it is not uncommon for Javier to be involved in altercations with random persons,” according to the affidavit.
Benitez is due in court on May 12 and was in custody without bail as of Wednesday night, court records show.
Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer David Wilson contributed to this report.