Police release video of suspect in unsolved homicide
Las Vegas police on Wednesday released video of a suspected killer involved in a beating in Downtown Las Vegas and asked for the public’s help in identifying him.
Gayla Davis, 49, died Jan. 4 from blunt force head trauma, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
Davis was beaten around 2:49 a.m. Jan. 1 on the 1500 block of North Main Street, Metropolitan Police Department Officer Misael Parra told the Review-Journal at the time.
In a statement Wednesday, Metro said the suspect hit the woman with an unknown weapon and walked away. He was described as a 6-foot-tall man in his 30s or mid-40s who is about 220 pounds.
Video released by the department showed the man walking on a sidewalk during daylight hours wearing dark, winter clothing and a black hat turned backwards.
Anyone with information may call the Metro homicide unit at 702-828-3521.
Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.
