Whitey Ford
05-14-2021, 11:50 AM
Las Vegas casino player’s card, cameras tie man to murder case
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Security cameras from several businesses helped Las Vegas police identify a murder suspect arrested last week after he was seen playing video poker minutes before the shooting.
Deandre Gathrite, 32, was arrested May 6 on a warrant and charged with one count of murder, according to jail and court records.
Officers were called at 2:36 a.m. March 22 to East Sahara Avenue and Van Patten Street after ShotSpotter detected five gunshots nearby, police previously told the Review-Journal. Christopher Brown, 42, of Las Vegas was found lying in the parking lot.
Brown was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where the Clark County coroner’s office ruled he died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators spoke to witnesses and reviewed security camera footage from several nearby businesses, including a casino and a gas station, according to an arrest report from the Metropolitan Police Department released Thursday. Gas station footage gave police a detailed description of the clothes he wore as he allegedly shot Brown in the parking lot.
In February 2018, Gathrite was charged in the killing of Kenyon Tyler, 26, who also was shot to death on Van Patten Street. Gathrite and Tyler, members of rival gangs, argued before the shooting, according to Gathrite’s arrest report in the prior case. Narcotics also were found at the scene. Gathrite was described as a four-time convicted felon by authorities at the time.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/las-vegas-casino-players-card-cameras-tie-man-to-murder-case-2353744/
https://i.imgur.com/3bhuBE5.gif
Security cameras from several businesses helped Las Vegas police identify a murder suspect arrested last week after he was seen playing video poker minutes before the shooting.
Deandre Gathrite, 32, was arrested May 6 on a warrant and charged with one count of murder, according to jail and court records.
Officers were called at 2:36 a.m. March 22 to East Sahara Avenue and Van Patten Street after ShotSpotter detected five gunshots nearby, police previously told the Review-Journal. Christopher Brown, 42, of Las Vegas was found lying in the parking lot.
Brown was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where the Clark County coroner’s office ruled he died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators spoke to witnesses and reviewed security camera footage from several nearby businesses, including a casino and a gas station, according to an arrest report from the Metropolitan Police Department released Thursday. Gas station footage gave police a detailed description of the clothes he wore as he allegedly shot Brown in the parking lot.
In February 2018, Gathrite was charged in the killing of Kenyon Tyler, 26, who also was shot to death on Van Patten Street. Gathrite and Tyler, members of rival gangs, argued before the shooting, according to Gathrite’s arrest report in the prior case. Narcotics also were found at the scene. Gathrite was described as a four-time convicted felon by authorities at the time.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/las-vegas-casino-players-card-cameras-tie-man-to-murder-case-2353744/