Teen Found Dead After Large Brush Fire in Public Park: ‘We Want to Know Why Nobody Helped Him,’ Sister Says

The recent high school graduate loved spending time in the park, according to his family

NEED TO KNOW

  • A teen has died after a large brush fire began in a Nevada park
  • Family members identified the deceased as 19-year-old Kevin Reed
  • He graduated high school in 2024, the same year that his mother died

Family members are seeking answers after a young man died following a brush fire at a public Nevada park on Jan. 14.

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal shared Monday, Jan. 19, loved ones identified the deceased as 19-year-old Kevin Reed.

The Henderson Fire Department said in a Jan. 14 press release that firefighters responded to the Whitney Mesa brush fire at approximately 4:22 a.m. that same morning near Sunset Road and Arroyo Grande Boulevard…

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