Police determine Saturday death near downtown was homicide
Police have identified the man found dead in an alley near downtown Las Vegas on Saturday night. They also confirmed his death was a homicide.
He was William Craig Hallett, 53,according to Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer.
The Clark County coroner’s office said Hallett had no known address, and that he died from blunt force injuries. Craig Hallett, who said he is the man’s son, said the family had not heard from the elder Hallett since 2018.
Officers found Hallett’s body in an alley on the 600 block of North 10th Street after receiving two anonymous reports, police said.
Spencer said Saturday that he was initially unsure whether Hallett had been murdered or if his death was the result of a fall, but he confirmed Sunday the death was a homicide.
Craig said his father was a Las Vegas native who graduated from Valley High School and worked at casinos. He said Hallett was “down on his luck” in recent years and was staying near downtown.
“I know he told other family members that he did fear for his life living over there,” Craig said in an email Sunday night. “He did disappear in 2018 and family hired private investigators to find him but no luck.”
Police had not identified a suspect or motive as of Sunday night.
Anyone with information can contact Metro’s homicide section at 702-828-3521 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
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