Clark County coroner IDs man who died in Friday shooting near Boulevard Mall

Las Vegas police vehicles are shown at the scene of a shooting Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in the 1100 block of Sierra Vista Drive, near Boulevard Mall. (Daniel Clark/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Asa Brown, 22, a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in central Las Vegas, has been arrested in Arizona. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

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By RACHEL HERSHKOVITZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

September 12, 2016 - 9:18 am

A man who was shot and killed Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Jessie Mann Bush, 47, of Las Vegas.

Bush was killed in the 1100 block of Sierra Vista Drive, near the Boulevard Mall. The coroner’s office ruled his death a homicide; he died shortly after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.

Las Vegas police reported Sunday that Asa Brown, 22, was arrested in Arizona in connection with Bush’s death.

Contact Rachel Hershkovitz at rhershkovitz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @rzhershkovitz on Twitter.

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