LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured two juveniles earlier this month.
The incident happened on May 9 on Jamie Lee Avenue near near Elkhorn Road and N. Durango Drive. Police said just before 4 p.m., they responded to reports of a shooting in that area and then they arrived, officers said they discovered two juveniles had been injured and had gone to Centennial Hills Hospital to be treated. However, due to the severity of their injuries, police said they were later transferred to the University Medical Center trauma unit.
Detectives said they identified 17-year-old Hakeem Collette as the suspect in the case. Police said Collette was already in custody at the Clark County Detention Center on unrelated charges where he was "certified as an adult".
Court records and police records show that Collette was previously arrested on January 24 for grand larceny of a motor vehicle, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and attempted robbery. Those records state that on February 6, he made an agreement and pled guilty in Clark County District Court to one charge of conspiracy to commit robbery. On March 20, he was sentenced to spend between 24 and 72 months in jail followed by probation for five years.
Police said he was rebooked for additional charges including battery, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of a gun by a prohibited person.
In Collette's arrest report, witnesses say they heard 10-15 "rapid fire gunshots." Responding patrol officers requested Gang investigative assistance for this drive-by shooting.
Police said Collette used a white sedan in the drive-by shooting and was reportedly speeding in the neighborhood minutes before an initial 911 call. Collette's vehicle was recorded by Ring doorbells.
Gang detectives talked to a witness who believed that he was the target for the shooting. According to the witness, he believes that the shooting could have been the result of a fight that happened the previous day.
