Bhoolsuwan reports. The agency that helped her get a job and back on her feet. Is very surprised by the news. < Patranya Bhoolsuwan we are hearing for the first time from a person who knew Lakeisha Holloway when she was living back in portland. We showed you video of her monday. Talkin g about how. As at risk youth, she was able to graduate high school and got a job with the Forest Service thanks to the portland opportunity industrializatio n center. The president of that agency says he was shocked to hear the news of what happened in las vegas. sound of joe mcferrin president ceo poic our experience with her was just remarkable on how she turned it around both academically sense of her hope and sucess in Work Training program role modle for many youth we servedin our community to my knoweldge no agresive or violent behavior its really joe mcferrin went on to say the center lost touch with holloway after she got pregant and left town. I spoke briefly with her holloways cousin Lashay Ha
Patrick, kirsten. Lakeisha holloway is scheduled to appear before a judge at 8am. Leading up to her First Court Appearance weve been looking into the 24year olds past. Back in 2012, holloway who was previously homeless turned her life around. She graduated high school and got a job with the Forest Service in portland oregon. Thanks to portland opportunity industrializatio n center. The president of that agency says he was shocked to hear the news of what happened in las vegas sound of joe mcferrin president , ceo poic our experience with her was just remarkable on how she turned it around both academically sense of her hope and success in Work Training program. lakeisha was a role model for many youth we served our community. to my knowledge no aggressive or violent behavior its really sad set of circumstances. Michael Stevens joe center lost touch with holloway after she got pregnant and left town. Then. Fast forward to 2015. We found court we found Court Records saying she formally c
To that driveway portion thats right where it seemed she accelerated again. Mauricio Marin police still have not said how fast holloway was going on that portion of the sidewalk. Nassar says he tried running after the vehicle to get her to stop but it was too late. Mauricio Marin authorities will likely rely heavily on what witnesses like nassar reported to police to help keep hollaway behind bars. At the same timedetectives say Surveillance Video evidence is playing a big role in the case. To show it was intentional. Reporting live. Mauricio marin. 8 news now. paul joncich mauricio. We know now Police Believe this was intentional . But do they think she planned the whole thing out. In other words, was this a pre meditated act. . Mauricio Marin thats still one of the big question that lingers in the investigation. Theyre still digging into holloways past and talking with people she knows to see why she may have done this. And to see if she had planned it or if it was a heat of the back
And dug into what can be done to possibly prevent further tragedy. We have live team coverage. paul joncich karen castro has been looking into Safety Measures along las vegas boulevard. Denise Valdez but first we start with 8 news now reporter Mauricio Marin. He has more about whats next for holloway. And spoke to one eyewitness who is still in shock. One man who says he saw Lakeisha Holloway car jump the curb and hit dozens of people sunday night is still dealing with it all. He saw people bleeding and grabbing their legs, head or even backs. Dazed after being hit by holloways vehicle. And says one person even got dragged under the car. Thats when he sprang into action. Mauricio Marin terrifying moments sunday when metro police say Lakeisha Holloway mowed down dozens of people on the strip. Antonio nassar saw it all unfold. He cant get the chaos of that night out of his mind. Antonio Nassar strip crash witness she hit these people head on. Like i said she was accelerating. She must ha
Leading up to her First Court Appearance weve been looking into the 24year olds past. Back in 2012, holloway who was previously homeless turned her life around. She graduated high school and got a job with the Forest Service in portland oregon. Thanks to portland opportunity industrializatio n center. The president of that agency says he was shocked to hear the news of what happened in las vegas sound of joe mcferrin president , ceo poic our experience with her was just remarkable on how she turned it around both academically sense of her hope and success in Work Training program. lakeisha was a role model for many youth we served our community. to my knowledge no aggressive or violent behavior its really sad set of circumstances. Michael Stevens joe mcferrin went on to say the after she got pregnant and left town. Then. Fast forward to 2015. We found Court Records saying she formally changed her name. To paris paradise morton. Then. Earlier this month she arrived in las vegas. And was