Las Vegas police arrest suspect in Saturday shooting death

Las Vegas constabulary person arrested a antheral connected a execution complaint successful a Saturday shooting successful the cardinal valley.

Police said that astatine astir 5 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a single-vehicle collision connected the 1600 artifact of East Lane, adjacent Rancho and Vegas drives.

Officers recovered Francisco Mares, 28, of Las Vegas successful the driver’s seat. He was unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound, and died astatine the scene. His decease was ruled a homicide by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Investigators judge Mares was driving connected East Lane erstwhile helium was shot. The conveyance subsequently collided with a wall.

On Tuesday afternoon, constabulary said they had arrested Brian Diego Terrazas, 27, connected Monday successful the killing. He was booked astatine the Clark County Detention Center connected a execution charge.

Police did not instantly accidental what they judge connects Terrazas to the shooting. In Las Vegas Justice Court records, helium is identified by the sanction Brian Diego. He was scheduled for an archetypal tribunal quality Tuesday afternoon.

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