Las Vegas Sun

May 3, 2024

Man, 23, arrested on murder count in northeast valley shooting

Police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting Tuesday night in the northeast valley, according to Metro Police.

Russell Fotter, who was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on a count of murder, is suspected of shooting a man following a fight, police said.

The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of Eileen Street, near Alexander and Walnut Roads, police said.

Police said they found a man with a gunshot wound inside a home. He was taken to University Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Investigators believe Fotter was involved in a physical altercation with the victim, retrieved a handgun and shot him, according to police.