UPDATE | April 29
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas Metro police have provided additional information in their Gilespie Street homicide investigation.
Metro police said there were two decedents that night, one being the shooting victim and the second being a witness who became unresponsive.
The cause and manner of the witness' death is still pending, but Metro did say that he pronounced deceased at the scene.
ORIGINAL REPORT
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A suspect was arrested for homicide near Harry Reid Airport on Friday night.
Las Vegas police received reports of a shooting at a parking lot in the 6600 block of Gilespie Street.
On-site security guards were able to apprehend 34-year-old Jacob Conrad. When officers arrived, they found a victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victim was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities learned that the suspect and victim arrived at the parking lot in the same car, where they had a physical altercation, and Conrad shot the victim.
Conrad was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for open murder with a deadly weapon.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the LVMPD 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.
