LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man arrested in Ogden, Utah, following a police chase in a stolen vehicle could be linked to Monday's double homicide in a South Valley neighborhood where a woman and toddler died.
The Clark County Coroner's Office has identified the woman killed as 20-year-old Danaijha Robinson and the toddler as 1-year-old Nhalani Hiner from Henderson.
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Sources close to the family tell us Robinson was the toddler's aunt.
Police say Robinson and the toddler were shot and killed inside a car near Starr Avenue and Interstate 15 on Monday night by an unknown suspect. Metro has not identified a suspect or announced an arrest in connection with the shooting.
"Hysteria, we woke up, the dog was barking, we looked out the window, and we saw a car with the windows blasted out. Gunshots," Jean Paul Paquet said.
Family members who created an online fundraiser in Robinson's memory are describing her as having a kind heart, an infectious laugh, and an unforgettable sense of humor.
Sources close to the family say that just before the shooting, Robinson, the toddler, the toddler's mother, and another woman were traveling in a small "caravan," driving behind another car after leaving a location.
According to those sources, police pulled over the car they were following, which they said was the same vehicle Metro identified as having stopped during a "routine" traffic stop just before officers responded to the deadly shooting.
During that traffic stop, the car Robinson and the toddler were in parked around the corner.
Sources say the driver of that car and the toddler's mother then got out and walked toward the vehicle police had pulled over— leaving Robinson and the child inside the car. Moments later, an unknown suspect shot and killed Robinson and the 1-year-old.
That's when officers who were responding to the traffic stop rushed to the scene and found Robinson and the toddler inside a car that had been shot at several times.
First responders gave them medical attention until they could be taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
"Hysteria, we woke up, the dog was barking, we looked out the window, and we saw a car with the windows blasted out. Gunshots," Paquet said.
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We learned Wednesday that an arrest made in Ogden, Utah, could lead investigators to a suspect, according to local police there.
Ogden police said they arrested a man who led officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle connected to Monday's double homicide. Court documents indicate the car was originally stolen out of Phoenix.
A 22-year-old man is now booked into the Weber County Jail and faces charges for reckless driving, driving a stolen vehicle, and fleeing police.
Ogden City Police Captain Tim Scott tells us his department is working with Metro investigators to determine if the man in custody is a "viable suspect" in the double homicide.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
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