Las Vegas police arrest suspect in deadly East Valley shooting

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting Monday morning in the East Valley.

At approximately 5:28 a.m. yesterday, LVMPD Dispatch received a report that a person had been shot in the 2000 block of Peyton Drive. Patrol officers arrived and found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a home.

Medical personnel were called and pronounced the victim dead on site. Patrol officers located a vehicle associated with the call and arrested a male occupant, later identified as 25-year-old Isaiah Branch.

Homicide detectives took over the investigation and learned that the victim and Branch had gotten into an argument, leading Branch to produce a handgun and shoot the victim. Police said he then fled the house.

Branch was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of open murder involving a deadly weapon. Identification of the deceased, as well as cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County Coroner's Office.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521 or by email at [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555 or online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

Branch is scheduled to appear in Clark County Justice Court on June 13.