Police arrest man, 18, in fatal shooting of tow employee

An 18-year-old man was arrested Thursday on a murder charge after he told police he was involved in the killing of a man earlier this month, according to a police report.

A 15-year-old male suspect has been charged in the case too.

Daniel J. Goodman, 18, was arrested at Bonanza High School on Thursday morning and booked at the county jail on several felony charges, including murder with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.

According to his arrest report, Goodman was implicated in the killing of Wallace David Zarza, 44, shot to death March 1 in a central valley neighborhood.

Las Vegas police said Zarza, an employee with A Quick Response towing and roadside assistance, went to the area to buy a 2010 Toyota Camry and a 2008 Suzuki.

When Zarza arrived in the 2500 block of Ellingson Drive, he was shot in the back after an argument with three young men, police said.

Zarza’s iPhone and two company checks were stolen, police said.

Detectives used Zarza’s cellphone history to track his recent calls, leading them to then-17-year-old Jurdoun Holmes, the report said.

Goodman told police that he, Holmes and another boy, Tyler Ashley, were present during the killing. Goodman told detectives that Ashley fired the fatal shot after urging from Holmes.

The police report indicated that both Ashley and Holmes were taken into custody, but both were juveniles at the time of the crime. Ashley is 15 years old, and Holmes turned 18 on Thursday, the report said.

Late Friday, police issued a release saying the 15-year-old had been charged with murder with a deadly weapon, robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder and robbery, but did not name him.

Review-Journal writer Keith Rogers contributed to this report. Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283.