Las Vegas Crimes

One other unidentified individual’s body was found in a corroding barrel with a gunshot wound, officials said previously. That case is being investigated as a homicide.

On December 20, 2015, a woman drove onto the sidewalk in front of Bally’s on the Last Vegas Strip to mow down pedestrians. Police say the woman intentionally plowed her car into the pedestrians.

The 42-year-old Benjamin Frazier pleaded guilty to one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Witnesses told police that Frazier started shooting on he was upset he didn’t get a refund of an admission charge that casino spokeswoman Celena Haas-Stacey said amounted to $30.

On December 14, 2010, a man dressed as a businessman entered the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas and approached a craps table with a handgun. He forced a dealer to hand over $1.5 million in chips, before fleeing the scene on foot.

On October 1st, 2017, a mass shooting occurred at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. The gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, fired upon concertgoers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, killing 58 people and injuring more than 800 others.