Casino officers detain shooting suspect www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on November 20, 2008
Casino officers detain shooting suspect www.privateofficer.com
LAS VEGAS NV Nov 20 2008– Police have arrested a woman’s ex-husband in connection with her shooting in the parking lot of the Gold Spike Hotel on Monday.
Metro officers said they booked Mauricio Ernesto Solano-Mejia, 24, of Las Vegas, into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of attempted murder, child endangerment, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property/firearm and violation of a temporary protective order.
The woman who was shot was identified in the police arrest report as Yeni Osorio-Solano.
Police said at about 12:35 p.m. Monday officers responded to the area of the Gold Spike Hotel at 400 E. Ogden Ave. to investigate a report that a woman had been shot
Police said the preliminary investigation revealed Osorio-Solano, her current boyfriend and an unrelated male juvenile had arrived at the City Hall Parking Garage to meet her ex-husband to pick up their 18-month-old daughter of the woman and Solano-Mejia.
The male juvenile who accompanied Osorio-Solano and her boyfriend was being babysat by Osorio-Solano, police said.
When Osorio-Solano met Solano-Mejia at the parking garage, he asked her to come to his car, which was parked nearby in the Gold Spike parking lot, in order to receive the child. Osorio-Solano did so, and while holding the child and starting to gather some clothes, an argument ensued, police said.
Police said during the argument Solano-Mejia allegedly grabbed Osorio-Solano by the throat and shot her in the left temple with a small caliber handgun. She fell to the ground, still holding their infant daughter. A passerby grabbed the child and ran into the Gold Spike Casino seeking shelter and assistance.
Two Gold Strike security officers, along with Osorio-Solano’s boyfriend, who had remained at their car with the male juvenile, restrained Solano-Mejia until Metro officers could arrive and take him into custody, police said.
Osorio-Solano remains in critical condition in an area hospital. Her daughter, who was un-injured, was transported to an area hospital for a routine check-up before she and the male juvenile were turned over to local child protective services. The male juvenile has since been released to his parents, police said.
Metro officers said they booked Mauricio Ernesto Solano-Mejia, 24, of Las Vegas, into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of attempted murder, child endangerment, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property/firearm and violation of a temporary protective order.
The woman who was shot was identified in the police arrest report as Yeni Osorio-Solano.
Police said at about 12:35 p.m. Monday officers responded to the area of the Gold Spike Hotel at 400 E. Ogden Ave. to investigate a report that a woman had been shot
Police said the preliminary investigation revealed Osorio-Solano, her current boyfriend and an unrelated male juvenile had arrived at the City Hall Parking Garage to meet her ex-husband to pick up their 18-month-old daughter of the woman and Solano-Mejia.
The male juvenile who accompanied Osorio-Solano and her boyfriend was being babysat by Osorio-Solano, police said.
When Osorio-Solano met Solano-Mejia at the parking garage, he asked her to come to his car, which was parked nearby in the Gold Spike parking lot, in order to receive the child. Osorio-Solano did so, and while holding the child and starting to gather some clothes, an argument ensued, police said.
Police said during the argument Solano-Mejia allegedly grabbed Osorio-Solano by the throat and shot her in the left temple with a small caliber handgun. She fell to the ground, still holding their infant daughter. A passerby grabbed the child and ran into the Gold Spike Casino seeking shelter and assistance.
Two Gold Strike security officers, along with Osorio-Solano’s boyfriend, who had remained at their car with the male juvenile, restrained Solano-Mejia until Metro officers could arrive and take him into custody, police said.
Osorio-Solano remains in critical condition in an area hospital. Her daughter, who was un-injured, was transported to an area hospital for a routine check-up before she and the male juvenile were turned over to local child protective services. The male juvenile has since been released to his parents, police said.
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