LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A 17-year-old is facing a murder charge after a person was found fatally shot inside a car near downtown Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a report from a man claiming his son had “shot his friend” at an “unknown location” on Monday. After talking with the man, officers responded to the 1600 block of East St. Louis Avenue, near Maryland Parkway, around 4:08 a.m.
There, officers would locate the victim inside a vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim would later be declared dead at the scene.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 18-year-old Jazlynn Johnson.
An initial investigation revealed that the 17-year-old male shot the victim intentionally, though details of the shooting are unclear.
The juvenile was arrested and booked into Clark County Juvenile Hall for open murder.
Anyone with any information about this 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, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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