Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Police make arrest in Las Vegas hookah lounge shooting

Shooting at Hookah Bar

Wade Vandervort

Investigators work a crime scene in the Sahara Commercial Center District Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

Lee Wilson

Lee Wilson

A suspect has been arrested in a shooting at a Las Vegas hookah lounge that left one person dead and 13 others wounded, according to Metro Police.

Lee Wilson, 44, was arrested Tuesday and booked at the Clark County Detention Center on a count of open murder and 12 counts of attempted murder, police said.

The shooting happened about 3:15 a.m. Saturday at Manny’s Glow Ultra Lounge and Restaurant, 953 E. Sahara Ave., police said.

Demetreus Beard, 33, died from multiple gunshot wounds, and two other victims were critically injured, authorities said.

Police said there was a private party at the lounge when an altercation between two men broke out. The men exchanged gunfire and fled before officers arrived, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, and additional arrests are expected, police said.

Wilson was scheduled to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Thursday morning, according to court records.