LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person is accused of occurring a “shooting spree” the place he allegedly shot a 13-year-old strolling residence from college, a number of buildings in Las Vegas, a North Las Vegas police constructing, and a number of other houses, in accordance with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
Hector Rodriguez, 36, faces a number of expenses, together with 28 counts of discharging a gun right into a construction and 4 counts of assault with a lethal weapon, information mentioned.
North Las Vegas police arrested Rodriguez on Sept. 26 after police mentioned he shot towards them after which led them on a high-speed chase, in accordance with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained. Police didn’t concern a information launch saying Rodriguez’s arrest.
Along with the North Las Vegas shootings, police suspect Rodriguez is related to shootings at Clark County Household Court docket, the Mandalay Bay Resort & On line casino and the Wynn Las Vegas, paperwork mentioned.
Police suspect Hector Rodriguez, 36, is related to a taking pictures in September, which broken home windows on the W Las Vegas. (KLAS)
On Sept. 15, North Las Vegas police started an investigation into the “shooting spree,” which started with bullets impacting the division’s site visitors division constructing that week, paperwork mentioned. That day, a lieutenant “discovered a bullet entry into his office.” Investigators suspect Rodriguez shot on the constructing on Sept. 12, although poor video surveillance yielded no suspect at the moment.
On Sept. 17, Rodriguez allegedly shot on the similar site visitors division constructing a second time. Employees contained in the constructing “heard multiple gunshots and subsequent impacts to the building” however couldn’t find the shooter, paperwork mentioned.
Along with the site visitors constructing, bullets impacted two houses within the space, police mentioned. After the Sept. 17 taking pictures, North Las Vegas police issued a information launch, asking the general public to help them of their investigation.
The next day, on Sept. 18, Rodriguez allegedly fired on the site visitors constructing for a 3rd time. The taking pictures occurred at evening, and officers couldn’t instantly find a bullet strike and didn’t name detectives, paperwork mentioned. The following morning, an individual positioned the bullet gap on the constructing.
On Sept. 15, North Las Vegas police started an investigation into “a shooting spree,” which started with bullets impacting the division’s site visitors division constructing that week, paperwork mentioned. That day, a lieutenant “discovered a bullet entry into his office.” Investigators suspect Rodriguez shot on the constructing on Sept. 12, although poor video surveillance netted no suspect at the moment within the investigation. (KLAS)
After that Sept. 18 taking pictures, officers obtained surveillance video, which they mentioned confirmed a silver four-door automobile within the space on the time of the taking pictures.
On Sept. 19, a 13-year-old was shot whereas strolling residence from college, paperwork mentioned. Police described the taking pictures as “random” and the accidents as non-life-threatening. 5 days later, on Sept. 25, police issued a information launch asking for assist discovering the shooter. The information launch didn’t point out the taking pictures sufferer was a baby.
Additionally on Sept. 19, a neighbor positioned a bullet gap on the second ground of their residence, police mentioned.
On Sept. 20, a driver who lives a few mile away from the Sept. 19 shootings discovered a bullet gap in his automotive, police mentioned.
On Sept. 23, Rodriguez allegedly fired a gunshot, which hit the second ground of the North Las Vegas VA Medical Middle, paperwork mentioned.
On Sept. 25, police continued to surveil the world the place many of the shootings occurred, later discovering a automotive matching the one within the earlier surveillance video. Police adopted that driver right into a parking zone close to Centennial Parkway and Pecos Highway, police mentioned.
Whereas contacting the driving force, police heard a gunshot yards away close to the intersection, they mentioned. An officer then noticed an analogous four-door silver automotive dashing off. Officers chased that driver onto the 215 Beltway at speeds of 100 mph, they mentioned. Finally, officers took Rodriguez into custody close to Interstate 15 and Lamb Boulevard.
Contained in the automotive, police mentioned they positioned a 9-millimeter handgun and a dashcam, paperwork mentioned. The digicam didn’t seize any of the shootings.
Along with the site visitors constructing, bullets impacted two houses within the space, police mentioned. After the Sept. 17 taking pictures, North Las Vegas police issued a information launch, asking the general public to help them of their investigation. (KLAS)
“In the videos, Hector made several rambling, threatening statements, which involved killing police officers,” paperwork mentioned. “In one of the videos, Hector stated he ‘had enough to make six Metro families cry.’ He then talked about shooting police officers in the head since they had bulletproof vests.”
Inside Rodriguez’s residence, investigators mentioned they positioned a methamphetamine pipe and a stolen gun.
The identical weapon confiscated throughout Rodriguez’s arrest matches 5 Metro requires service, together with the taking pictures on Sept. 19 at Mandalay Bay, in accordance with the LVMPD Forensic Laboratory. That day, an individual fired a number of gunshots into the W Las Vegas tower, injuring an individual inside a room, police mentioned.
On the time, police mentioned they believed the taking pictures occurred off the Mandalay Bay property from “an unknown location to the west.” Medical personnel took one particular person to an area hospital with non-life-threatening accidents that police mentioned have been brought on by the injury.
A search of Rodriguez’s telephone confirmed his GPS pinged him within the space of the site visitors division on the time of the three shootings, police mentioned.
North Las Vegas police didn’t concern a press launch relating to Rodriguez’s arrest or subsequent shootings.
Rodriguez faces expenses in each North Las Vegas Justice Court docket and Las Vegas Justice Court docket, information mentioned. As of Tuesday, his felony circumstances have been stalled as a number of judges ordered him to endure a competency listening to.
Rodriguez remained in custody on the Clark County Detention Middle as of Tuesday, awaiting a Nov. 7 competency listening to.
After the 8 Information Now Investigators requested the division in regards to the arrest, a spokesperson mentioned they might concern a press launch.
