Death penalty trial opens in connection with 2017 Las Vegas shooting that killed 2

LAS VEGAS – Attorneys described the havoc of a 2017 shooting that killed two and led to three hospitalizations during Tuesday opening statements in the death penalty trial of a man accused of firing nine rounds into a townhome.

Clarence Wilson, 54, is accused in connection with the December 2017 shooting that killed 50-year-old Mark Cooley and 42-year-old Tina Jackson. The shooting occurred in the Desert Pines Townhomes at 3750 E. Bonanza Road.

“Chaos,” said defense attorney Richard Tanasi. “That’s what this case is about.”…

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