Man was shot to death after he stole scooter, Metro says
By Kimber Laux Las Vegas Review-Journal
Residents watch as Las Vegas police investigate a fatal shooting at the Ridge Falls apartment complex in the 2800 block of East Charleston, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow on Twitter @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police investigate a fatal shooting at the Ridge Falls apartment complex in the 2800 block of East Charleston, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow on Twitter @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police investigate a fatal shooting at the Ridge Falls apartment complex in the 2800 block of East Charleston, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow on Twitter @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police investigate a fatal shooting at the Ridge Falls apartment complex in the 2800 block of East Charleston, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow on Twitter @bizutesfaye
One man is dead after a shooting at the Ridge Falls apartment complex in the 2800 block of East Charleston, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye
The moped owner shot the thief, Metro said Wednesday in a news release.
Officers got calls about 7:50 a.m. Tuesday reporting a shooting at Ridge Falls apartments, 2895 E. Charleston Blvd., near the intersection at Mojave Road.
The owner told police he noticed his scooter wasn’t where it should have been and went outside to look for it, Metro said. He took a handgun.
When he found a man with the scooter, police said, they started fighting. The owner shot the other man.
He died there.
The shooter called police and was cooperative with officers when they arrived, Metro said. It was the 60th homicide in the department’s jurisdiction this year.
