A 16-year-old girl is the second person arrested in connection with a killing Saturday morning in east Las Vegas, according to jail records.
Kassandra Orozco was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on Thursday on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The day prior Jayden Torres, 19, was booked at the jail on the same charges. Court records show Clark County prosecutors have since filed a criminal complaint charging Torres with a single count of open murder.
The Metropolitan Police Department issued a press release Thursday about Torres’ arrest. Police have not publicly identified Orozco as a suspect in the killing, but she was booked at the jail under the same police event number as Torres.
Police said officers were called Saturday to a report of an unresponsive man found near South Hollywood Boulevard and East Park Access Road. The man, whose identity had not been released as of Friday, died at the scene. The victim was found in an area near Hollywood Regional Park, between East Charleston Avenue and East Sahara Avenue.
Authorities have not said why they believe Torres and Orozco are connected to the crime or a suspected motive in the shooting. A police lieutenant previously said the victim had been at the park with friends that morning, but those people were not with him when his body was found.
Torres is being held without bail. Orozco was scheduled for an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court on Friday morning.
Contact Glenn Puit at gpuit@reviewjournal.com.
