Current:Home > ScamsBenjamin Ashford|5 people fatally shot, teen injured near Las Vegas, and a suspect has been arrested, police say -AssetLink
Benjamin Ashford|5 people fatally shot, teen injured near Las Vegas, and a suspect has been arrested, police say
Robert Brown View
Date:2025-04-09 17:43:43
NORTH LAS VEGAS,Benjamin Ashford Nev. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man suspected in shootings Monday night at apartments outside of Las Vegas that left five people dead and a 13-year-old girl critically wounded.
The North Las Vegas Police Department identified the suspect as 57-year-old Erick Adams. They described the shootings at separate apartments as an “isolated incident” and said there was no active threat to the public.
Police haven’t disclosed a motive for the shootings or what charges Adams will face. The police department didn’t immediately respond to phone and emailed messages seeking comment.
The victims haven’t been identified by name but were described by police as a person in their 40s, a person in their late 50s, two women in their mid-20s and a man in his early 20s.
veryGood! (14241)
Related
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- Stopping, standing on Las Vegas Strip pedestrian bridges could be a misdemeanor under new ordinance
- Mama June Shannon Gets Temporary Custody of Late Daughter Anna Chickadee Cardwell’s 11-Year-Old
- South Korean police raid house of suspect who stabbed opposition leader Lee in the neck
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Zvi Zamir, ex-Mossad chief who warned of impending 1973 Mideast war, dies at 98
- Justice Dept. accuses 2 political operatives of hiding foreign lobbying during Trump administration
- Coach-to-player comms, sideline tablets tested in bowl games, but some schools decided to hold off
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2004
Ranking
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Missouri GOP leaders say LGBTQ+ issues will take a back seat to child care, education policy in 2004
- Selena Gomez Reveals Her Next Album Will Likely Be Her Last
- Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 election
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- These 15 Top-Rated Lip Oils Will Keep Your Lips Hydrated Through Winter
- Cause still undetermined for house fire that left 5 children dead in Arizona, authorities say
- Wife's complaints about McDonald's coworkers prompt pastor-husband to assault man: Police
Recommendation
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
In 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers
Shay Mitchell Looks Like Kris Jenner's Twin After Debuting New Pixie Cut
Washington's Michael Penix Jr. dazzles in Sugar Bowl defeat of Texas: See his top plays
North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
Marvel Actress Carrie Bernans Hospitalized After Traumatic Hit-and-Run Incident
Shay Mitchell Looks Like Kris Jenner's Twin After Debuting New Pixie Cut
Voter challenges in Georgia before 2021 runoff didn’t violate Voting Rights Act, judge says