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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Las Vegas attempted murder caught on video: Homeowner narrowly escapes being shot after suspect's gun jams
2022-07-26
[FOX] The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is seeking help to identify an attempted murder suspect who was recorded on a garage security camera pulling out a gun and trying to shoot a man after a botched robbery in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday.

Authorities said the unidentified suspect approached the victim’s vehicle as he was parking in a garage and demanded his belongings. The victim then ran across the street, and the suspect followed closely behind, ultimately pulling out a gun and pointing it at the victim.

The homeowner narrowly escapes being shot after the suspect's gun failed to fire, police said.

Las Vegas police said the suspect then entered a nearby vehicle and fled.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Why wasn't the homeowner carrying? Well there's always next time.
Posted by: jpal   2022-07-26 16:15  

#6  Comment #1 for SOTD.!
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2022-07-26 15:30  

#5  ^ A great story and highly plausible.
Posted by: Matt   2022-07-26 14:36  

#4  
#3 Once upon a time in Vegas, the law and the outfit boys would all be looking for the perp, cause that sort of thing is "bad for business" in a tourist town.
Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-26 13:22


This would have been 25 years ago, but there were a group of feral youts who were preying on customers, and the owners contacted said youts to see what could be done.

The youts demanded to talk to 'the man'.

Accordingly, some gentlemen from Back East came out and met the leaders of the youts some distance out of town. The youts made their demands, and the gentlemen from back east replied...kinetically.

The two survivors had their legs broken and were told that since it was such a lovely night, they could walk back. That was, until recently, the last serious problems I'd heard of there.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2022-07-26 14:32  

#3  Once upon a time in Vegas, the law and the outfit boys would all be looking for the perp, cause that sort of thing is "bad for business" in a tourist town.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-07-26 13:22  

#2  Black on White attempted armed robbery, and then the suspect goes full idiot and in frustration, attempts to murder the victim, but fails to get his weapon to function, and then runs off to his vehicle and flees the scene. What is shocking is this is a typical middle class LV suburban neighborhood.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-07-26 13:01  

#1  we are not supposed to know about this it happened in vegas!
Posted by: Cholutle Thrans9751   2022-07-26 11:10  

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