LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 19-year-old charged with homicide instructed police he “knew he had to kill” the sufferer earlier than taking pictures him behind the top, in line with paperwork.
On Feb. 17, at round 2:40 a.m., Las Vegas Fireplace and Rescue was known as a couple of man needing medical help within the 6800 block of North Durango Drive close to Deer Springs Manner. The decision was transferred to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division when the caller mentioned the particular person in want of assist “could be suicidal and had taken 30 pills.”
Arriving officers discovered a person wrapped in a white sheet with blood coming from his head close to a set of steps in entrance of a enterprise. Officers gave the person CPR and when medical personnel arrived they took over life-saving measures earlier than a physician from UMC pronounced the person useless, in line with an arrest report.
Throughout the preliminary CPR, an officer discovered a bullet contained in the white sheet. The sufferer had a gunshot wound to the top.
Surveillance video from a close-by enterprise confirmed an unknown man close to the sufferer at round 3 a.m., the report acknowledged.
A witness who lived close by instructed police he awoke at 3 a.m. after listening to noises outdoors. He mentioned Joshua Martinez, 19, was answerable for the taking pictures.
Metro officers went to Martinez’s residence and took him into custody. A search of the residence discovered two handguns.
Throughout an interview with police, Martinez instructed police he had “murderous thoughts lately,” that appeared to get “more intense” when he drank alcohol, the report acknowledged.
Within the early hours of Feb. 17, Martinez mentioned he drank some alcohol and determined to attempt to steal cash from his mother and father, in line with the report. He instructed police he stole his mother or father’s financial institution card and walked to a close-by financial institution and tried to withdraw cash, however failed as a result of he didn’t have the right PIN.
Whereas he was on the ATM, Martinez mentioned he noticed a bunch of males in white hoodies and thought they have been watching him. When he bought again dwelling, he was paranoid and thought the group might have adopted him, the report acknowledged.
He instructed police he grabbed two weapons and walked again towards the financial institution to search for the boys and located the sufferer strolling on the sidewalk wrapped in a white hoodie and requested him if he noticed anybody within the space, in line with the report.
The sufferer mentioned no and requested if he may use Martinez’s mobile phone to name the hospital. Martinez mentioned he instructed the sufferer there was a hospital throughout the road and supplied to stroll him there, however the sufferer needed to go to a unique hospital, the report acknowledged.
The 2 continued to stroll and discuss till they reached the steps the place the sufferer was finally discovered and sat all the way down to proceed their dialog. Martinez instructed police he instructed the sufferer he “wanted to murder someone,” and the sufferer mentioned he “felt that way sometimes too.”
Throughout the dialog, the sufferer instructed Martinez he as soon as let somebody on fireplace and Martinez instructed police that “something clicked” when he mentioned that and Martinez “knew he had to kill him,” the report acknowledged.
Martinez requested the sufferer if he needed extra alcohol and supplied to go inside and purchase some. He stood and walked behind the sufferer and shot him behind the top. Martinez then ran away, in line with the report.
Martinez was held with out bail on the Clark County Detention Heart, the place he faces a cost of open homicide with the usage of a lethal weapon. His subsequent courtroom look was scheduled for April 8.
