A felon accused of shooting a Chinatown waiter multiple times was released from jail six days before the crime with the help of a national nonprofit.
Shootings
“No human being should be exposed to the terror and agony of not being able to breathe,” said Dr. Mark Heath, an anesthesiologist.
A Colorado man who was shot in the leg by law enforcement at the Red Rock Canyon scenic loop appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom Tuesday and had his bail affirmed at $100,000.
A jury began deliberations Thursday to determine if one of two men convicted of murder in a 2016 fatal shooting should be put to death.
A judge ruled on Friday that there is enough evidence for three people to stand trial on murder and kidnapping charges in the torture and shooting death of a Las Vegas man.
John Dabritz, 67, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday for the ambush shooting last year of Jenkins near Ely.
The courtroom was packed on Thursday when three people charged in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Roy Jaggers made their first court appearance.
Alonso Perez, 29, agreed to plead guilty to the murder charges and other crimes in exchange for prosecutors dropping their efforts to seek the death penalty.
A Las Vegas man accused of killing two people and critically injuring a third in a dispute over unpaid rent was laughing and smiling as he shot the victims, police said.
Lawyers for Zane Floyd, convicted in a Las Vegas grocery store massacre, filed court papers Tuesday detailing for the first time a request to commute his death sentence.
A civil rights organization has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Nevada’s news media, asking a judge to ensure transparency in the now-stayed execution of Zane Floyd.
In exchange for John Dabritz’s plea of “guilty but mentally ill,” White Pine County prosecutors have pulled capital punishment off the table.
A California man arrested last week in a three-day string of robberies and shootings in Las Vegas and Henderson has been connected to a third homicide, a senior police official said.
The man accused of shooting a Las Vegas officer during a concert at Allegiant Stadium slid his finger into an officer’s holster and pulled the trigger, police said.
A state court judge denied a stay of execution Monday for death row inmate Zane Floyd and agreed to issue an order of execution for July 26.