Here is the latest from Henderson as of 7 a.m. Pacific on Saturday, Oct. 24. Henderson police have made an arrest in Friday morning’s double fatal shooting near Lake Mead Parkway and Warm Springs Road, the second deadly shooting in that area in two days.
Arrest after 2 killed at Center Street apartments
Officers were called around 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Center Street, near Lake Mead Parkway and Warm Springs Road, police said. They found a man and a woman, both 32, with gunshot wounds; both died at the scene. Police said both lived at the complex, and a 911 caller reported seeing a man run from the apartment and drive away after shots were heard.
About seven minutes later, a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle’s description crashed on Lake Mead Parkway near Lake Las Vegas Parkway. Police said the driver ran from the car and was taken into custody after a brief search. The 22-year-old man was booked on two counts of open murder plus hit-and-run related charges, and police said he is a family member of one of the victims. The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the victims’ names after their families are notified. Source: FOX5
Woman found shot to death nearby on Thursday
Less than 24 hours earlier, on Thursday, Oct. 22, officers found a 40-year-old woman with a gunshot wound inside an apartment at an adjacent complex on Center Street; she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No arrest had been announced in that case, and police said there is no known connection between the two incidents at this time. Source: News 3
Driver tip: No road closures remain listed for either scene. If you’re picking up or dropping off around Lake Mead Parkway and Warm Springs Road in Henderson, expect some extra police presence in the area while investigations continue.
Anyone with information can contact Henderson police or Crime Stoppers of Nevada at 702-385-5555.
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