Man arrested in Nebraska in connection with August murder in Vegas

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Las Vegas, NV KXNT) – Las Vegas Metro Police say that a man who was arrested in Nebraska will face charges in the August shooting death of a man in Las Vegas.

34-year-old Samario Williams was arrested in Omaha back on August 15th. Police believe that Williams was the triggerman in a shooting that killed a man near Sandhill and Bonanza in the early morning hours of August 11th.

Investigators say that the victim in the case had been approached by two men, and an argument broke out. One of the men, believed to be Williams, then fired the fatal shots and fled the scene.

Williams is in a Nebraska Jail awaiting extradition back to Las Vegas.

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