LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man suspected of killing a person Thursday morning at the Aliante casino led Las Vegas police on a chase, carjacking at least three drivers in the process and later crashing into a bus stop.
The murder happened overnight in North Las Vegas. According to an afternoon release from the North Las Vegas Police Department, officers responded to a shooting at Aliante casino around 4:30 a.m.
Officers found a man who medical personnel pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect left the scene before officers arrived.
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The incidents involving Las Vegas Metro police started in the northeast valley at Cheyenne Avenue and Queen Street with a report of a stolen car around 7:45 a.m. A crash then happened near Spring Mountain Road and Interstate 15, LVMPD Undersheriff Andy Walsh said late Thursday morning.
While investigating that crash, another person was carjacked, Walsh said. Metro police used license plate readers to follow the stolen car through downtown Las Vegas. Officers then found the car and began following it.
A vehicle with damage at Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway following a police pursuit that closed streets around the valley on March 27, 2025. (Credit: RTC)
Police chased the murder suspect toward Boulder Highway when a second carjacking occurred in a fast-food drive-thru, Walsh said. The murder suspect then crashed into a bus stop at Boulder Highway and Tropicana Avenue.
Police estimated the murder suspect drove more than 105 mph on Boulder Highway, Walsh said. Two people at a bus stop were hurt in the crash.
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The murder suspect then carjacked a third person. During that chase, police rammed that vehicle and arrested the driver around 9 a.m.
Police did not name the driver during their brief news conference.
North Las Vegas police had not provided any information about their murder investigation as of Thursday morning.
Boulder Highway was closed for several hours and reopened shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to RTC Southern Nevada.
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