A driver reported the man to police. It marked the second homicide that Las Vegas police investigated Sunday.
Cold case detectives often rely on DNA evidence, and advancements in technology are giving decades-old samples new promise. Sometimes, though, a match isn’t enough.
The man who struck a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper with a stolen vehicle last week drove about a mile with the trooper in his windshield and reached for his gun before he was fatally shot by officers, police said Monday.
Using a mere 15 cells of DNA evidence, Las Vegas police have identified a suspect in the 1989 slaying of a 14-year-old girl, officials announced Wednesday.
Abraham Acosta, 32, never hesitated to help others, even if it was just a stranger looking for a lighter, recalls his older brother after senseless shooting.
Las Vegas police announced that the body of a boy found May 28 near Mountain Springs has been identified as a 7-year-old reported missing from the San Jose area.
Las Vegas police on Wednesday released audio recordings of Amari Nicholson’s mother calling 911 to report the boy missing.
The shooting happened at the Hawaiian Marketplace near Las Vegas Boulevard South and Harmon Avenue, according to Metro homicide Lt. Ray Spencer.
Historic Westside residents celebrated in neighborhood streets Tuesday and Nevada leaders applauded the decision to convict Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd.
Gwendolyn Alexander was killed in what police have called an unprovoked attack by her downstairs neighbor while she took a 30-minute work break on Feb. 24.
“He was a great brother, a great father, a kind and loving person who wouldn’t hurt anyone,” the victim’s older sister Nisha Taylor said. “That’s why I don’t understand why.”