2 teenagers arrested in robbery turned deadly shooting in east Las Vegas: police

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas police arrested two teenagers in a robbery turned deadly shooting in the east valley, according to Metro police.

On Friday around 4:20 p.m., Metro police responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Tree Line Drive and South Grass Meadow Drive near Sahara Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard.

When officers arrived they found a man near a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Officers later arrested 19-year-old Serge Kamga and a 16-year-old in connection to the shooting. Police said the victim was shot during a robbery over narcotics.

Both Kamga and the 16-year-old face open murder charges. Kamga was taken to the Clark County Detention Center and the 16-year-old was booked into the Clark County Juvenile Hall.

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 homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain
anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or at crimestoppersofnv.com.

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