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44-year-old arrested in connection to July 2022 homicide

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Posted at 4:23 PM, Mar 01, 2023
and last updated 2023-03-01 19:27:10-05

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man is behind bars facing extradition for a Las Vegas murder.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department said 44-year-old Erec Jiminez has been taken into custody by law enforcement in Arizona.

It's related to a murder on July 31, 2022 where investigators found a man dead with multiple gunshot wounds in a vehicle near East Cartier and North Nellis Boulevard.

Police said Jimenez has been booked into a jail in Gila, Arizona and will come back to Las Vegas to face murder charges.