Coroner identifies slain teen; police name suspect
The 16-year-old fatally shot in a garage Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Michael Drebitko.
The Las Vegas teen was shot around 6:10 p.m. at a residence in the 300 block of Brookside Lane, near U.S. Highway 95 and Rainbow Boulevard.
Las Vegas police arrested 19-year-old Brian Robinson and booked him into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the slaying.
The man was arrested around 9:15 p.m. in a neighborhood near Michael Way and Washington Avenue.
Drebitko and several other people were drinking inside a garage at the home when a man brandishing a black handgun opened fire, police said.
Contact reporter Maggie Lillis at mlillis@reviewjournal.com or 383-0279.
