LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Email records obtained by 8 News Now appear to show efforts by two City of Las Vegas maintenance workers to report their issues to higher city officials in the months leading up to a deadly shooting.
Brysen Kim, 31, is set to stand trial in February 2027 for allegedly shooting and killing Joey McLean, 41, at the City of Las Vegas’ downtown maintenance section after both men clocked into work on June 12, according to police.
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In an email to the city auditor, Bryan Smith, on April 7, McLean details additional incidents with Kim despite management’s and human resources’ previous efforts to address and separate the men after they had problems with each other in January and February.
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In April, McLean said, “The City has failed to address persistent and escalating safety hazards, unmitigated threats of workplace violence, and retaliatory supervisory misconduct. These failures have created an objectively hostile and dangerous work environment.” McLean described that the issues were forcing him to take sick and vacation leave due to the “unmitigated stress.”
McLean detailed problems that allegedly occurred on April 6 with Kim, describing Kim making remarks about getting kicked out of school for fighting, which McLean perceived as a threat and intimidation due to knowing McLean was near the room. That same day, McLean claimed he was “forced into a confined 14-passenger van” with Kim during the workday. “These assignments are grossly inappropriate and demonstrate management’s complete disregard for my documented safety concerns,” McLean wrote.
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McLean also detailed an incident where Kim abruptly left the room after McLean asked questions during a training session…