LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a couple faces murder and battery charges as police accuse the two of the homeless encampment shooting that happened in early December of last year.
Police said five unhoused citizens were struck on Dec. 1 around 5:43 p.m. at Honolulu and Charleston. Police accuse Cristobal Omar Perez, 31, as the gunman. His girlfriend and the second suspect is identified as Kylee Auyoung. Police believe there is a third suspect.
Two of the five victims have been identified as Timothy B. and Ashley B.
Lt. Jason Johansson said the investigation is still open and ongoing but he provided details as follows.
On the evening of Dec. 1, police believe Perez and Auyoung planned the shooting.
Police say Perez was dropped off in a neighborhood north of where the shooting occurred. Perez waited for a black SUV to pick him up on the south side of Charleston and Sandhill.
Once the vehicle parked, he walked toward the victims and opened fire while they were in the encampment.
After the shooting, he fled across the street to the getaway vehicle, which drove the 1700 block of Palm, according to police. There, Auyoung was waiting for him in another getaway vehicle.
The two drove to their northwest valley residence.
"Tonight was a critical step in our investigation — the arrests," he said. "I'd like to thank the CAT team, homicide and major violations team."
Police accuse the two with murder and battery charges with a deadly weapon.
As for the motive, Johansson believes there was a dispute between Perez and a relative who lives north of where the shooting happened.
