Woman arrested in slaying in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve 2018
A woman has been arrested on a murder charge stemming from a robbery and slaying last year on New Year’s Eve.
Shirley Ann Besse, 36, is charged with murder, robbery, burglary while in possession of a gun and destroying evidence, Clark County Detention Center records show. She was arrested on a warrant issued by Las Vegas police investigating the Dec. 31 slaying of Onyedikachi Ujoumunna, 31, inside a home near Jones Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue.
Police said previously Ujoumunna was shot to death during a robbery. A witness reported hearing a gunshot at the home, then seeing men running from Ujoumunna’s home. A person was observed carrying a flat-screen television.
Tips led to arrests
Video surveillance clips released by police showed the men fleeing. Tips from the public led to the arrests of Albert Chambers, 40, and his son Tayvion Chambers, 21, in February and March, respectively.
Albert Chambers was arrested after an unknown person told detectives that Chambers claimed his son had “shot and killed a man” during a robbery, according to Albert Chambers’ arrest report.
Lt. Ray Spencer of the Metropolitan Police Department homicide detail said Wednesday morning that Besse was arrested on a murder warrant.
“She was the driver who drove the suspects to the robbery-murder,” Spencer said.
Police had previously said that three male suspects were seen fleeing the house, but it was not immediately clear whether Besse was the third person and was mistaken for a man or if a suspect remained at large.
Besse is scheduled to be in Las Vegas Justice Court on Thursday morning, online court records indicate.
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