Victor Villanueva was sentenced to jail time and three years’ probation for shooting a McDonald’s employee on the Strip after he was fired from the fast-food restaurant.
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Lahela Kaiwi-Brewer pleaded guilty in June to voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting a woman who confronted her last year about giving the other woman’s children a ride to school.
Joel Nunez-Cruz, 31, must serve at least 40 years of his sentence before he can be considered for parole as part of his agreement to plead guilty, a prosecutor said.
A jury listened to closing arguments Wednesday in the second murder trial for Thomas Randolph, who is accused of orchestrating the death of his wife in 2008 and then killing the hit man.
Thomas Randolph, who was sentenced to death in 2017 for the deaths of his sixth wife and an alleged hit man, is facing a retrial after his conviction was overturned.
A man fatally shot by police while holding a shotgun in his front yard had a history of mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder, a detective said during a review of the shooting Monday.
Former Clark County prosecutors say that someone involved in fatally shooting hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur could still face murder charges, even if they weren’t the person who pulled the trigger.
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a man accused of fatally shooting his cousin in a Summerlin restaurant in 2021.
One of two men who had previously faced capital punishment in connection with a 2017 double homicide was sentenced to prison.
Johnathan Porter, who is also known as the rapper Blueface, pleaded guilty Monday in connection with an October shooting outside a strip club and a confrontation with a fan at a casino in May.
During a court hearing Monday, the rapper Blueface said he intends to plead guilty to charges of battery and illegally discharging a firearm.
A man who killed a defrock priest was sentenced to up to 45 years in prison during a court hearing Tuesday.
The suit was filed by a waiter critically wounded during a holdup at a Chinese restaurant.
Robert Farabee III and his co-defendant Landon Richards initially appeared in Family Court, but they were certified as adults on the murder charges.
Edwin Ramos-Figueroa was shot in the back on April 5 on the 2600 block of Donna Street, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.