Teenage suspect in fatal slaying of homeless man ID’d in booking logs

A 17-year-old who was 1 of 2 youths arrested successful transportation with the fatal shooting of a stateless antheral Tuesday evening successful westbound Las Vegas has been identified successful Metropolitan Police Department booking records.

Gabriel Campos was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center connected Wednesday successful transportation with the shooting, according to jailhouse records. Metro connected Wednesday said 2 boys were arrested successful transportation with the killing, though tribunal records did not database a co-defendant for Campos arsenic of Thursday morning.

Officers were called to Douglas A. Selby Park, adjacent Owens Avenue and Sandhill Road, astatine astir 5:30 p.m. Tuesday aft receiving a study of a antheral changeable connected a pedestrian span that connects to the park, Metro said.

Investigators judge a radical of boys got into a combat with the man, whom constabulary said was homeless. When the unfortunate tried to tally away, 1 of the boys chased aft him and opened fire, constabulary said.

The antheral was taken to University Medical Center, wherever helium died. The Clark County coroner’s bureau had not identified him arsenic of precocious Wednesday.

After the shooting, the radical progressive successful the combat drove disconnected successful 2 cars, homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said Wednesday. One of the cars, a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, was aboriginal stopped by Las Vegas metropolis marshals and 2 boys were arrested connected execution charges.

Campos faces felony charges of execution and conspiracy to perpetrate murder, tribunal records show. He is acceptable to look successful tribunal connected Monday morning.

Further accusation astir his apprehension was not instantly available.

Anyone with accusation astir the shooting tin interaction Metro’s homicide conception astatine 702-828-3521. Anonymous tips tin beryllium near with Crime Stoppers astatine 702-385-5555.

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