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UPDATE: Men arrested for murder of teen

Posted at 9:08 AM, Apr 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-13 18:22:57-04

LATEST UPDATE: Two men have been arrested for this shooting. Kenneth McGee, 26, and Brandon Gisendaner, 25, were arrested on May 12 by the Criminal Apprehension Team. They were taken into custody near Mountain Vista Street and Vegas Valley Drive. Both men were booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of open murder with a deadly weapon, robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.

UPDATE 3: On May 3 detectives identified two persons of interest in connection with the shooting: 26-year-old Kenneth McGee and 25-year-old Brandon Gisendaner. Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

UPDATE 2: The teen killed was identified as 17-year-old Benjamin Andre Soley of Las Vegas. He died of multiple gunshot wounds.

UPDATE 1: More information is available about the incident.

Officers located a white man with multiple apparent gunshot wounds next to a vehicle at an apartment complex located near Vegas Valley Drive and Lamb Boulevard on Sunday around 4 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the victim was inside his vehicle with three other subjects when they were approached by three unknown black male adults. After a brief conversation, an altercation took place involving a firearm inside the vehicle. The altercation escalated when one of the suspects approached the victim and shot him multiple times. All three suspects immediately fled the scene.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the police depratment's Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com, or text CRIMENV plus tip information to 274637 (CRIMES).  Message and data rates may apply. Tips leading directly to an arrest or indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may be eligible for a cash reward. 

ORIGINAL STORY

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- A shooting took place around 4 a.m. on Sunday near Vegas Valley Drive and Lamb Boulevard.

Las Vegas Metro Police say that during a physical fight, a firearm was pulled.

One man was shot and killed.

The investigation is ongoing and 13 Action News will bring you updates as they become available.