LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A landlord who was shot and killed by one in all his renters was shot within the again whereas he was mendacity on the kitchen flooring, in response to the police paperwork.
Las Vegas Metropolitan police mentioned Steven Lucchesi, 39, owned and lived with three roommates within the house on Campbell Street, close to West Gowan Street in northwest Las Vegas.
The arrest report mentioned Christopher Rainey, 36, shot Lucchesi on Might 29, after an eviction discover fell downstairs from the second flooring. In response to one other roommate, when Rainey requested in regards to the discover, Lucchesi responded that he knew what it was and instructed him to “have fun with that.”
Roommate accused of killing Las Vegas landlord over eviction discover recognized
In response to the 2 roommates, Lucchesi mentioned Rainey was behind on hire. One roommate mentioned he believed Rainey could have not too long ago misplaced his job, and the BMW he drove had not been seen for a while.
One roommate, who was in a bed room, mentioned he heard Rainey yell, “Steven,” adopted by two loud bangs. One other roommate who was outdoors the house and heard the gunshots ran away from the scene. When he returned, he mentioned, Rainey pointed the gun at him and instructed him to depart, which he did.
In response to paperwork, officers mentioned they discovered Lucchesi face down on the ground with gunshot wounds in his again. Additional testing indicated he was in that place when he was shot.
Rainey did cooperate with police throughout his arrest, and police retrieved two handguns believed to belong to him. Nonetheless, he didn’t cooperate throughout his interview with officers. In response to the report, “he sat in the interview room with his eyes closed” and would not acknowledge the detectives.
Rainey is because of seem in Las Vegas Justice Courtroom on June 3.
