LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A runaway teenager accused of killing a homeless girl in a random assault has died in custody, the 8 Information Now Investigators have discovered.
Lincoln Boe, 18, who was reported lacking from Idaho earlier this 12 months, was accused of stabbing Gina Broome a dozen instances on April 29 after which concealing the physique close to a dumpster. The stabbing occurred behind a enterprise close to Sahara Avenue and Fort Apache Highway within the west valley.
Boe was arrested days in a while a cost of open homicide. A grand jury later indicted him on a cost of homicide with the usage of a lethal weapon, data stated. A trial was scheduled for April 2025.
On Oct. 28, Boe died by suicide whereas awaiting trial contained in the Clark County Detention Middle, officers stated. His loss of life was not reported earlier than the 8 Information Now Investigators’ reporting Friday.
A spokesperson for Las Vegas Metro police, which runs the jail, stated an investigation into Boe’s loss of life remained energetic as of Friday. The company doesn’t situation information releases for deaths inside the power apart from homicide.
Boe advised detectives he killed Broome after she yelled at him outdoors of the enterprise, paperwork stated. Detectives stated bloody shoe prints from the scene matched Boe’s. Additionally they situated a bloody knife in his automotive.
Police stated surveillance video from behind the enterprise confirmed Boe parking his automotive and looking out by means of a number of dumpsters. Video additionally confirmed Boe strolling to a enterprise and asking if cameras had been recording the trash space.
An worker escorted Boe to a again door and confirmed him the place the cameras had been situated, paperwork stated. The worker advised officers Boe then walked down a loading dock ramp and appeared “excited” and did a “little dance.”
Boe had pleaded not responsible to the cost.
Two inmates died between January and July contained in the jail, in line with the most recent report. Each probably concerned medical points.
