Clark County prosecutors are considering whether to pursue the death penalty against a 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy during a road-rage encounter on the 215 Beltway.
Tyler Johns is charged in the November 14 shooting that killed Brandon Dominguez-Chavarria.
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Prosecutors consider death penalty in road-rage killing of 11-year-old
Investigators say Johns and the boy’s stepfather, Valente Ayala, were jockeying for position in traffic when the confrontation escalated. According to police, Johns fired a single round into Ayala’s vehicle, hitting the child. Ayala then rammed his truck into Johns’ car to stop him from driving off…