Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting after finding wallet

Updated Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 | 3:19 p.m.

James Farr II

James Farr II

A man suspected of stealing a gun and fatally shooting a man as he slept was identified by authorities after he left his wallet and driver’s license in the house, according to a Metro Police report.

James Farr II, 28, turned himself in Wednesday and was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on counts of open murder, burglary and grand larceny of an automobile, according to jail records. He was being held without bail.

The victim, Chad Shelton, was asleep in a bedroom Saturday afternoon when Farr shot him with a 20-gauge shotgun he found at the house in the 5300 block of Surrey Street, near Eastern and Hacienda avenues, police allege.

Shelton died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Clark County Coroner’s Office said.

A woman, one of four other people who lived in the house, returned home about 7:30 p.m. and found Shelton dead and the house ransacked, police said.

Several items, including at least two guns, were missing from the house, as well as a roommate’s car, which was located several hours later, police said.

The roommates told investigators they didn’t know Farr, and authorities don’t think Shelton knew him, either, police said.

Several people reported seeing Farr in the neighborhood that day, including a man who described him as acting erratically, police said.

Farr is scheduled to appear in court Friday morning.

Join the Discussion:

Check this out for a full explanation of our conversion to the LiveFyre commenting system and instructions on how to sign up for an account.

Full comments policy