PANTS-LESS STORE SLAY: Meth-Positive Suspect Shot Clerk With Victim’s Own Gun

REPORT: Surveillance video shows a barefoot, apparently trouser-free man acting erratically inside a Las Vegas auto-parts shop moments before he wrestled away a customer’s pistol and opened fire—details first reported by multiple local media outlets covering the case.

A May 23 visit to an AutoZone on East Charleston Boulevard ended in horror when, according to newly unsealed court documents, the suspect, 36 years old, grabbed an open-carry handgun from a 21-year-old customer and fatally shot him near the checkout counter. The suspected gunman was arrested a block away; toxicology results filed this week repirtedly show he tested positive for methamphetamine.

Officials urge anyone with additional video or information to contact Las Vegas police homicide detectives; anonymous tips may be eligible for a cash reward.

Key Details

• Timing & location: 4:45 p.m., May 23, AutoZone, Charleston Blvd.
• Victim: 21 years old—former employee, legally open-carrying a handgun.
• Suspect behavior: Entered store barefoot, without pants, pacing aisles in apparent mental crisis.
• Deadly struggle: Surveillance shows a man lunging, seizing the firearm, then shooting the victim (the actual gunfire occurred off-camera).
• Drug test: Court filing reportedly states the defendant’s blood screened positive for methamphetamine soon after arrest.
• Charges: Open murder with a deadly weapon, prohibited-person firearm possession, 12 counts of discharging a gun inside a building.
• Custody: Held without bail; death-penalty review board to consider capital prosecution July 17.

Reported Court-Ordered Restrictions

• No contact with victim’s family.
• Mental-health evaluation pending.
• Next court date: formal arraignment July 17.

Store-Safety Takeaways

• Maintain situational awareness: Note customers exhibiting extreme distress or odd behavior.
• De-escalate, then disengage: Alert security or call 911 rather than confronting erratic individuals.
• Secure firearms: Open-carry patrons should use retention holsters to reduce grab risk.
• Video systems matter: Clear surveillance footage was pivotal for rapid arrest.

For More Information

• 8 News Now – Las Vegas: Watch the surveillance report on meth-positive murder suspect
• KTNV 13: “Erratic” suspect shoots victim with own gun inside Vegas business
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: AutoZone shooting victim identified; suspect held without bail

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