LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas police have arrested a suspect in connection with a Monday morning shooting in the east valley.
At approximately 5:28 a.m. yesterday, LVMPD Dispatch received a report of a person being shot on the 2000 block of Peyton Drive. Patrol officers arrived and found a male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside of a house.
Medical personnel were requested and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Patrol officers located a vehicle associated with the call and detained a male occupant, later identified as 25-year-old Isaiah Branch.
Homicide detectives took over the investigation and learned that the victim and Branch had been in an argument, leading Branch to reportedly produce a handgun and shoot the victim. Police said he then fled the house.
Branch was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for open murder involving a deadly weapon. The identification of the deceased, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
Branch has an appearance in Clark County Justice Court scheduled for June 13.
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