Teenage suspect in slaying of homeless man ID’d in booking logs
A 17-year-old who was one of two youths arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a homeless man Tuesday evening in west Las Vegas has been identified in Metropolitan Police Department booking records.
Gabriel Campos was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday, according to jail records. Police on Wednesday said two boys were arrested in connection with the killing, although court records did not list a co-defendant for Campos as of Thursday morning.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Thursday identified the man killed as 22-year-old Juan Llamas.
Officers were called to Douglas A. Selby Park, near Owens Avenue and Sandhill Road, about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a man shot on a pedestrian bridge that connects to the park, police said.
Investigators believe a group of boys got into a fight with Llamas, whom police said was homeless. When Llamas tried to run away, one of the boys chased after him and opened fire, police said.
Llamas was taken to University Medical Center, where he died. His death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner’s office said.
After the shooting, the people involved in the fight drove off in two cars, homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said Wednesday. One of the cars, a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, was later stopped by Las Vegas city marshals and two boys were arrested on murder charges.
Campos faces felony charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, court records show. He was set to appear in court on Monday morning.
Further information about his arrest was not immediately available.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact Metro’s homicide section at 702-828-3521. Anonymous tips can be left with Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.