Death penalty sought for man charged in Thanksgiving shooting spree

Prosecutors are pursuing superior punishment for 1 of 3 radical charged with carrying retired a two-state shooting spree connected Thanksgiving that near 1 antheral dormant successful Henderson and targeted astir 2 twelve people.

Brothers Christopher and Shawn McDonnell, on with Kayleigh Lewis, each from Texas, each look 53 counts, including murder, attempted execution and terrorism.

Last week, prosecutors filed a announcement of intent to question the decease punishment for Shawn McDonnell, tribunal records show.

He and Lewis were joined successful a Las Vegas wedding chapel conscionable weeks earlier the shooting spree.

In 1 of the shootings, 22-year-old Kevin Mendiola Jr. of North Las Vegas was killed and 3 others were injured successful beforehand of a 7-Eleven connected the 800 artifact of East Lake Mead Parkway successful Henderson.

Four different shootings occurred connected Henderson roads astir the aforesaid time, according to a Henderson constabulary report.

The crimes continued successful the Parker, Arizona, area, wherever authorities said 5 much shootings occurred earlier the trio from Tyler, Texas, were arrested.

Authorities person said the McDonnells and Lewis had traveled arsenic acold arsenic Washington, D.C., earlier returning westbound to the Las Vegas area.

Separately, Christopher McDonnell, who was connected parole astatine the clip of the shootings, faces a complaint of ownership oregon possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Shawn McDonnell faces 1 number of resisting a nationalist serviceman with usage of a firearm.

All 3 defendants are being held without bail astatine the Clark County Detention Center.

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