Tyqwon Johnson, 17, was jailed on charges of murder, attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon.
Shootings
The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday identified two men killed within hours of each other late last week.
A woman was shot while holding her 2-month-old baby, and the father of her other five children was arrested and booked on attempted murder charges.
Isaiah Langseth, 17 died this past weekend after being shot in the chest.
Police investigated a homicide Monday afternoon in west Las Vegas.
A man who was shot in North Las Vegas on Monday afternoon was hospitalized while police were also investigating a house several miles away.
The victim of a shooting in the southeast Las Vegas Valley has been identified as a 17-year-old boy.
The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of South Nellis Boulevard.
Prosecutors are expected to decide next week whether to ask for the death penalty in the killing of veteran Officer Troung Thai.
Henderson police released radio traffic and body camera footage Thursday from an officer’s Christmas Day shooting of a burglary suspect who was holding a stolen gun.
Jesus Navarrette, 23, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with open murder.
Tierra Straun, 33, was arrested in connection with a Jan. 24 shooting that injured three people at an apartment complex.
As part of a guilty plea agreement, prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Tristan Tidwell, according to a court filing.
Prominent YouTuber CJ So Cool grabbed his 9 mm handgun out of the drawer of his nightstand and shot back at two home invaders who first shot him in a terrifying home invasion, according to an arrest report released Monday.
Jose Oyuela-Palma, 49, was fatally shot by SWAT in September 2021 after police say he was armed with a gun.