Suspect of fatal carjacking in east Las Vegas Valley arrested

Las Vegas police have arrested a suspect who is accused of killing a man in a carjacking in the east valley earlier this week.

The Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release Saturday that the department has arrested Treyvon Taylor, 28, as the suspect of a fatal carjacking that occurred Tuesday morning on the 4600 block of Glenn Davis Drive, near East Harmon Avenue and South Nellis Boulevard.

Taylor was federally charged with carjacking resulting in death and was booked in the Henderson County Detention Center, according to the new release.

On Tuesday, Lt. Casey Clarkson said the suspect stole a running, unoccupied vehicle from a driveway before striking a man in his late 40s or early 50s who had stepped into the road to try and stop the vehicle theft.

“A homeowner observed that suspect and attempted to stop him by standing in front of the vehicle in the roadway,” Clarkson said. “The suspect then quickly accelerated and fled the area, striking the victim, and then disappeared.”

The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, Clarkson said. The vehicle was located, according to Clarkson.

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