North Las Vegas man accused of killing co-worker during pool project

A North Las Vegas antheral is accused of execution aft constabulary said helium killed a antheral portion the 2 were refurbishing a excavation successful November.

Garey Flores, 30, died Dec. 5 astatine University Medical Center from a gunshot coiled to the head, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

An apprehension study for Kevin Ortiz Martinez showed that connected Nov. 29, a homeowner connected the 2800 artifact of Alcoa Avenue, adjacent West Sahara Avenue, employed Pablo Ortiz Martinez to refurbish his pool. Ortiz hired his sons, Kevin Ortiz Martinez and Oscar Ortiz, and a 3rd unrelated man, Flores, to implicit the job.

The begetter told constabulary helium sent Oscar Ortiz to different job, and astir 4 p.m. asked him to retrieve tools from the Alcoa job. Oscar Ortiz said helium recovered Flores unsocial wrong the pool, unconscious and with a caput injury, according to the apprehension report.

Pablo Ortiz Martinez told constabulary helium called Kevin Ortiz Martinez and told him to confess.

“Kevin acknowledged an incidental took spot but refused to elaborate,” according to the apprehension report. “Pablo convinced Kevin to instrumentality to the country and surrender to instrumentality enforcement.”

Kevin Ortiz Martinez told constabulary Flores made him aggravated and the 2 fought. He refused to supply a connection astatine the presumption without an attorney.

Ortiz Martinez was booked connected artillery resulting successful important bodily harm Nov. 29. He was released connected $2,000 bail with high-level physics ankle monitoring, according to tribunal records. A proceeding is scheduled for Jan. 20 to find if prosecutors volition record further charges.

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