Man fatally shot in marijuana deal, police say

A fatal shooting successful an eastbound Las Vegas parking batch was the effect of a “marijuana transaction” gone wrong, according to a precocious released apprehension report.

Roman Johnson, 21, faces unfastened execution and robbery charges successful the Oct. 20 shooting decease of Jared Stevens, 26.

Stevens initially called 9-1-1 to study that he’d been shot, according to the report, and officers recovered him astatine Silver Bowl Park connected East Russell Road suffering from a gunshot wound. He told constabulary that helium had travel to the parkland to acquisition marijuana.

He was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, wherever helium was aboriginal pronounced dead.

Homicide detectives began investigating, and they recovered 2 compartment phones astatine the scene. One belonged to Johnson, who was besides seen connected surveillance video successful the conveyance progressive successful the homicide.

Surveillance video showed Johnson and different idiosyncratic gathering Stevens. “Something went bad” during the woody and Stevens started to tally away, earlier Johnson and the different idiosyncratic followed him.

There were nary eyewitnesses to the shooting, constabulary said.

Police aboriginal took Johnson into custody and recovered a stolen weapon connected him, according to the report.

Johnson has a preliminary proceeding acceptable for Nov. 15.

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