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Mistaken identity fueled car wash shootout that wounded 4 people

A case of mistaken identity led to an attempted robbery and a shootout at a car wash Sunday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police.

Officers were called about 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a Terrible Herbst car wash in the 4000 block of Arville street, near Flamingo Road, after the shootout that wounded four people, including a car wash employee.

Kirsten Kinard was with his friend, Eric Blake, getting his car washed when he was approached by two men, one of whom tried to steal his necklace, police said.

D’Vontae D’Shawn Richard, 22, approached Kinard because he believed Kinard had stolen the gold chain from him about two weeks earlier.

Richard tried to snatch the necklace from Kinard’s neck and the two began to wrestle, the arrest report said.

Blake, who police said has a concealed carry permit and a registered handgun, drew his gun from his hip when Richard grabbed Kinard. The man who was with Richard also pulled out a gun, and both men fired several rounds, according to the arrest report.

Blake told police he emptied his magazine, which held about 15 rounds, and thought he hit one of the robbers. He didn’t know where the rest of his rounds went, the report said.

One of Blake’s bullets hit Richard in his right calf, the arrest report said.

Kinard tried to crawl away when he saw the robber’s gun, but was shot in the pelvic area and fingers. Blake was shot in his right ankle. The car wash employee, who had been detailing Kinard’s car, was hit in the right foot, the arrest report said.

Richard told police in an interview that he initially thought Kinard’s necklace was the same one that was stolen from him weeks earlier.

But now Richard thinks he had it all wrong and Kinard was not the person who stole his necklace, he told detectives.

Richard denied knowing the name of the man who was with him at the time of the shooting. Police are still looking for the second robber, Richard’s arrest report said.

Richard is being held at Clark County Detention Center on charges of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to rob and three counts of battery with a deadly weapon. His bail is set at $120,000.

Contact Kimber Laux at klaux@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0831. Find her on Twitter: @lauxkimber

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