David Nathaniel Vasquez, 19, has been returned to Las Vegas after fleeing to California following the fatal shooting of a Five Below employee.
The incident occurred on June 17, shortly after 4:30 p.m., when Las Vegas Metropolitan Police responded to reports of a shooting at the Five Below store at Rainbow and Lake Mead. Officers found 31‑year‑old Brandan Lucas, an employee, with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators identified Vasquez as the suspect; he left the store in a small gray vehicle. An arrest warrant was issued the next day, June 18, charging him with open murder among other counts.
Vasquez was apprehended in San Bernardino County on July 13 and extradited to Nevada. He is now held at the Clark County Detention Center and is scheduled to appear before a judge on Sunday for an arrest‑warrant return hearing.
Police learned that Vasquez’s 17‑year‑old girlfriend, who also worked at Five Below, had exchanged flirtatious text messages with Lucas, and the couple argued over the messages, according to detectives.
Sources: 8 News Now
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