Man arrested in Michigan in connection with North Las Vegas homicide
Police have arrested a man in Michigan in connection with a North Las Vegas homicide.
Tyrus Kemp, 35, was taken into custody Thursday in Detroit, according to North Las Vegas police. He faces a charge of murder with a deadly weapon, North Las Vegas police said in a release Friday.
On the afternoon of Jan. 28, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 3300 block of Civic Center Drive, near the intersection with Cheyenne Avenue. Police said an altercation turned into a shooting that ended in the death of 18-year-old Kishawn Washington. Washington was taken to University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Kemp is awaiting extradition to return to Las Vegas, the release said.
No further details were available.
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