Las Vegas police have made an arrest in connection with a homicide dating back to August.
Monday, detectives say 28-year-old Edward Jones was arrested on Dec. 23 for the August incident and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for open murder.
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On December 23, detectives arrested Edward Jones, 28, for a homicide that occurred on August 11 near Tropicana and Nellis. Click here for more: https://t.co/MLxamYyV6z pic.twitter.com/yHwOMl8aLR
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) December 27, 2021
Authorities say they were originally called to an apartment located in the 4800 block of East Tropicana Avenue, near Nellis Boulevard, on Aug. 12 for a reported injured person.
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Arriving officers were directed into an apartment and found a man suffering from apparent trauma, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Homicide detectives were then called to the scene and say the man appeared to have died from a gunshot wound.