Las Vegas police arrest suspect in fatal October shooting
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man in connection to an October slaying at an east valley apartment complex.
Daniel Gordon, 36, was booked Thursday into the Clark County Detention Center on one count each of murder and attempted murder, and additional counts of assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an occupied structure, jail logs show.
Police responded about 10:40 p.m. on Oct. 30 to the 5100 block of East Twain Avenue, near Nellis Boulevard.
Deldridge Jones, 26, died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Clark County coroner’s office said.
Gordon told police that Jones had stolen his truck, according to an arrest report released Monday. He told police that he borrowed a gun from his sister-in-law and confronted Jones in a parking lot. He then said he fired the first shot, but said he had fired it “into the ground” before someone else started shooting at him and he fled the area.
Through the course of the investigation, police also linked Gordon to several other incidents which is why he faces many of the other charges. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
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