A man accused of fatally shooting three teenagers in North Las Vegas in 1996 appeared before a judge on Thursday, a day after he said he falsely confessed to the crimes.
Shootings
Willis Davis, who is accused of killing three teens in North Las Vegas in 1996, told the Review-Journal that he made a false confession to the killings while high on PCP.
A second person was arrested on attempted murder charges after he told police he lured a teen to a park and shot him earlier this month.
A 43-year-old man was charged with three counts of murder last week after he confessed to three unsolved homicides from 1996, according to an arrest report.
Thomas Randolph, whose murder conviction and death sentence were recently overturned, is the focus of a “Dateline” series airing this week on NBC.
A civil rights attorney claims newly obtained video evidence shows that Jorge Gomez did not raise a weapon prior to his deadly encounter with Las Vegas police.
The video shows a man later identified as Demarko Henderson, 39, of Las Vegas exchanging gunfire with officers during a standoff Tuesday in the southern Las Vegas Valley.
A man who exchanged gunfire with Las Vegas police Tuesday was discovered dead after a fire erupted inside the apartment where he had barricaded himself for hours.
The man fatally shot outside of a gun range last week had tried to steal a weapon from a customer before officers arrived, Las Vegas police said Monday.
A Las Vegas officer and three civilians shot and killed a man who stabbed another officer with a screwdriver Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of a shooting range.