House who wasnt supposed to be there. They came here to check it out. It ulimtately led to a shooting leaving the suspect dead. Police say when the man and woman Property Managers arrived they went into the back yard first. They told police they found a black man in his 20s. Thats when a fight broke out between both men. Police say the homeowner got socked in the face several times. And a dog with him at the time did as well. So the male property manager drew a gun and shot the suspect during the fight. The suspect was taken to the hospital where he died. Right now police have the man and woman recreating the scenario. Detectives are also talking with neighbors to see if they heard or saw something. Police are working to see if the suspect was squatting at the house or in the middle of a burglary. But authorities did tell us the suspect had a backpack filled with tools. Mauricio Marin police say the man that shot the suspect permit. Detectives expect to be on scene for the next couple
This is the office that manages the hoover dam. Law enforcment sources indicate that one focus of this probe is a contract to manage the sale of electricity from the dam. The 30 Year Contract expires in 2017 so an Audit Committee was set up to review the operation. The contract to conduct that audit was worth about a Million Dollars. The person who chaired that Audit Committee worked in this same bureau office. His name is frederick leavitt, but he goes by rick. This is his home in henderson and it too was visited by agents this morning. They were seen carting material out of the house. Leavitt has worked for the bureau of reclamation since 1993 but he also runs an Accounting Firm out of his home. Presumably, he would have had a lot of influence over which company landed the Million Dollar contract to audit the dam. Whats the name of that company . sorry you cant come in here. this was the scene this morning accounting on west sunset road. Agents sealed off the third floor office as th
Friday and say he was behind the wheel of the white windowless van that hit green and then fled the scene. Susan Mckay Taurisano is that him . Wow. Susan mckay turisano lives across the street from the green family and was home the night of the tragic killing. She says many believe the driver was drunk that night and was trying to take the back route home from a neighborhood bar. Mckay taurisano they dont like to drive lake mead they take the back roads and they go down thomas. North Las Vegas Police said because several days passed before Garcia Martinez was arrested he hasnt been charged with driving under the influence yet. So far his charges include failure to stop at the scene of an accident and driving without a valid license. Fox5 knocked on a couple of doors in the neighborhood to get some answers. While all residents decline on camera interviews many recognized garciamartinezs face and said he frequently visits a relative who lives on thomas avenue. Police said they were tippe
Las vegas strip and downtown. For some here to have fun. There is concern about potential threats. Jarrett Theragood visitor slightly but thats just the world we live in today. 16 59 you just have to be aware of your surroundings and pray that nothing happens. Mauricio Marin county Emergency Management leaders say theyre ready for anything. john steinbeck, deputy fire chief clark county emergency crisis, if its a natural crisis, a manmade crisis, if its anything or all of the above, were ready to handle. Mauricio Marin with so many people in town. Training that First Response crews go through would come into play if disaster strikes. john steinbeck, deputy fire chief clark county emergency manager we have the people here from different agencies from the red cross to state agencies to metro, clark county fire, the Health District all in one room that can go ahead and provide that support. Mauricio Marin to keep things safe. Metro police expects to have as many as 14hundred officers on t
While the steelers beat bengals we spoke with both winners and losers today who say playoff season is the best time to place a bet. Its been said that las vegas is a gamblers paradise but add nfl playoff season to the equation and Howard Meadows money,money,money. Thats it. Thats the name of the game. The all american sport garners in more wagers than most sports combined. Playoff season being one of the busiest times of year for venues like superbook. Jay kornegay, west gate superbook the next six weeks for the las vegas sports books is going to be quite busy. Nevadas 187 sports books took in 115. 9 Million Dollars on the superbowl in 2015 and won roughly 3 million. Bi twinningshat are expected to be surpassed this year. Officials say the extra interest in Sports Betting could have something to do with the open field going the playoffs. Jay kornegay, west gate sports book open field this year as we look at the wild card weekend. We have three road favorites out of the four games and t