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Coroner ID's couple in murder-suicide

Submitted by Nikki Bowers, Web Producer/ Digital Media Journalist
Monday, January 19th, 2015, 6:15pm

LAS VEGAS -- An incident, in which two people were found dead at a home near S. Fort Apache and W. Pebble Road Thursday, is being called a murder-suicide by Metro Police.

Officers said when their detectives arrived on the scene in the 8900 block of Veneroso Street, medical personnel told them two adults, a male and a female were found dead inside of the garage.

The Clark County Coroner's Office has identified the man as 26-year-old Won Jae Lee of Las Vegas. He died from gunshot wounds to the head and neck. The woman was identified as 23-year-old Jiyeon Lee who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. 

The preliminary investigation indicates the man and woman, who were dating, were in a physical altercation before the shooting. The argument between the two somehow moved to the garage, and that's where officers said the woman shot and killed the man before taking her own life.

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Man killed in crash at I-15 and Silverado Ranch ID'd

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Monday, January 19th, 2015, 12:41pm

LAS VEGAS - The man killed in a crash I-15 and Silverado Ranch Boulevard has been identified by the coroner as 29-year-old Justin Michael Delossantos of Las Vegas.

The crash happened at approximately 2 a.m. Nevada Highway Patrol says a vehicle was traveling southbound from I-15 to the Silverado Ranch off-ramp.

The 29-year-old driver lost control and crashed into a light pole. He died at the scene of the accident. Troopers say he was wearing a seatbelt, but they are still determining if he was impaired. NHP says speed was a factor in the crash.

NHP closed the area near I-15 and Silverado Ranch during its investigation for several hours and reopened the roads shortly after 6 a.m.

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Suspicious package found, car dealership evacuated

Submitted by Nikki Bowers, Web Producer/ Digital Media Journalist
Saturday, January 17th, 2015, 7:35pm

LAS VEGAS -- A valley car dealership was evacuated Saturday due to a suspicious package found near Sahara Avenue and Lindell Road, according to law enforcement.

It's happened near the Findlay Kia car dealership located at 5325 W. Sahara Avenue.  Metro Police said the call about the suspicious package came in around 2:30 p.m. 

Findlay Kia was immediately evacuated.  The entire area of Sahara between Lindell and Decatur was initially blocked off, but in the end, there wasn't any threat.  

A manager at the dealership told 8 News NOW the suspicious packaged turned out to be an item left in a car that was traded in.

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Police: Man found dead in bushes is hit-and-run victim

Submitted by Barrett Tryon, Social Media Editor
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015, 8:47pm

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police say the man who was found dead Wednesday morning in west Las Vegas was the victim or a hit-and-run.

According to police, the man's body was found just after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Jones Boulevard in the bushes at a gas station. Police say the 26-year-old man was jaywalking in the westbound lanes of Tropicana when he was struck.

"I was like, 'oh man, that's Chuck,'" said Glen Morris.



He can't believe his friend is gone.

"He would do anything for you, he was just, he was a great guy," Morris said.

His friends say he's homeless and they only know him only as "Chuck."

Morris found out shortly after 6 a.m. he was dead.

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PD: Mother accidentally backs into child, 3

Submitted by Barrett Tryon, Social Media Editor
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015, 2:34pm

LAS VEGAS — Police say a mother leaving for work was unaware her three-year-old had gotten out of their home and accidentally backed into the child.

The incident happened just before 9:30 a.m. in a mobile home park near Tropicana Avenue and Torrey Pines Drive.

Police say the child was "alert and talking" and complained of its head hurting. The child, whose gender is not known, was taken to University Medical Center as a precaution.

Officers said they were investigating this as an accident.

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Health District: 2nd TB case not a concern

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, 6:01pm

LAS VEGAS -- A possible second tuberculosis case at a local high school is causing concern for some parents, but the health district insists there is nothing to worry about.

Parents of students were notified last week about the first case at Desert Oasis High School. The latest potential case involves a student at the school whose mother went ahead and had him tested after hearing about the first case. She showed 8 News NOW the test results. Although her son tested positive, he is not showing any symptoms.

Health officials say, at this time, they are only investigating the initial case and don't plan to expand the testing.

"Once we get the results back from the first phase of the investigation, if we find any more people who are active with tuberculosis, by that I mean that they're infectious to others, that would trigger a greater expansion," said Dr. Joe Iser, chief health officer of Southern Nevada Health District.









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Active TB case at Desert Oasis High School

Submitted by 8 News NOW
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, 2:36pm
File photo/Desert Oasis High School

 LAS VEGAS -- A person at Desert Oasis High school has a case of active tuberculosis and likely came into contact with staff and students.

Information about the TB exposure is posted to the school's website and letters will be sent to parents.

An announcement about the TB case was made over the school's intercom system, catching students by surprise.

"I never thought it was that serious until everyone started talking about it," freshman Dustin Mansell said. "They like stopped the school pretty much, like everyone had to be quiet and listen to them. So it was kind of scary at that part."

People with the highest risk for TB are those who have had close contact with an infected person.

School district officials and the Southern Nevada Health District are investigating to identify students and staff who may have been exposed to the person with TB.

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