Samaritans jump into action. Trying to stop a driver from plowing down tourists on the Las Vegas Strip. Denise Valdez thanks for joining us. Im Denise Valdez. paul joncich and im paul joncich. Dave and paula have the night off. One person was killed last night. Just outside the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino. Denise Valdez tonight were know more about what led up to that crash. And about the suspect. Who had her three year old daughter inside the car with her at she allegedly jumped the curb and ran over people in the sidewalk. paul joncich we have Live Team Coverage with karen castro talking with victims and their families. But lets start with Mauricio Marin who is live at the scene. Mauricio . Mauricio Marin just about 24 hours ago. Panic and fear rang out on the Las Vegas Strip when police say Lakeisha Holloway jumped the curb mowing people down. TodaySheriff Joe Lombardo released new details about the tragic event Police Believe was intentional. Sheriff Joe Lombardo clark county
Good council and a good mayor, we work well together. And i think our citizens are seeing that. And we want to continue to be positive in what we do. We want to be transparent and candid in our decsion making process. I look forward to a really good 2016 as well. Tonight the Council Members got into the holiday spirit by wearing decorated sweathers, ties, and hats. 3 3 the council was also in a giving mood tonight. Helping a sioux city business make plans to expand its facility. Consumers supply distributing moved in to the old U S Postal Service distribution facility on murphy drive back in 2012. Now. The company is planning a 50 thousand square foot expansion to that facility in the bridgeport industrial park. That expansion is getting some help from the city. With the City Council Approved a modified tax rebate schedule and a change to the propertys assessed value. 3 consumers supply hopes to move in to the new expansion as early as may. 3 the man accused of firing a gun during the
Yearold Lakeisha Holloway is from oregon. And she had been living out of her car here in town. Metro says she gassed her 1996 oldsmobile on las vegas boulevard, and ran into dozens of people on the sidewalk, at least twice. Witnesses tried to stop the car, but she took off. She ended up at the tuscany with a flat tire. Police say she told a valet worker she ran over some people, and asked them to call 911. My personal opinion was that she was very stoic at the time of the event. She didnt appear to be distressed due to her actions. Thats the best way i can describe it. Police say holloways threeyearold daughter was in the car. Shes now in protective custody. District attorney Steve Wolfson says his office is working quickly to file official charges. Police are still looking for holloways possible motive for the crash at a press conference earlier today, metro said they are not considering it as an act of terrorism at this time. Martinezvalle has more information on holloways past, migu
Sidewalk not once but twice before driving off. One person died. And nearly forty were hurt. Holloway finally stopped about a mile away at the tuscany. With a flat tire. And asked an employee to call police. She parked at that location exited her vehicle left her toddler within the vehicle and contacted the valet parker and advised that she had ran over some individuals on las vegas boulevard and requested the valet parker to call 911. Holloway told police she was just trying to get some rest. Inside her car in a parking garage. But she was kicked out. The child is safe with protective services. Police are still trying to figure out why holloway drove up onto the sidewalk. At a press conference earlier today the sheriff said. He does not believe it was an act of terror but they arent completely ruling it out. Because they dont have much information on martinezvalle is live with what we do know about the driver at this point. No exact reason has been given as to why holloway may have dr