Las Vegas police on Wednesday released photos and surveillance video of man suspected of firing several shots into a central valley transgender-friendly bar late last week.
Shootings
Rene Espinoza Flores of Dinuba, California, was shot Tuesday after he got into an argument on the 1000 block of Vernon Avenue, near Rancho Drive and Washington Avenue. Police have not yet identified a suspect.
The shooting on the 1000 block of Vernon Avenue, near Rancho Drive and Washington Avenue, was reported to Las Vegas police just after 6:10 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Grant Rogers said.
Joshua Castellon, 26, is in custody in connection with a series of related shootings that left two homeless men dead and another two injured, Las Vegas police announced Tuesday.
Alan Keith Baker, 42, died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the coroner’s office.
Less than six hours before Mandy Hernandez was due in court for a hearing regarding a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, the man she sought protection from allegedly killed her friend and kidnapped her, according to public records and Las Vegas police.
Las Vegas police said a series of shootings last week, including two that left homeless men dead as they slept on the sidewalk, appear to be related.
A homeless man who was shot dead early Friday morning as he slept in the central valley has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A Las Vegas man who was gunned down in a western valley drive-by shooting has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
One person was shot in the central valley Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.