Man accused of shooting, killing man after fight involving North Las Vegas high school student

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man is accused of shooting and killing another man following an arranged fight involving a Legacy High School student, according to an arrest report.

Deshawn Pitts, 32, faces charges of open murder with a deadly weapon and attempted murder with a deadly weapon, records showed.

On Feb. 18, around 1:35 p.m., North Las Vegas police responded to an apartment complex in the 100 block of East Rome Boulevard near East Deer Springs Way and North 5th Street after a person reported to dispatch that his friend, identified as 21-year-old Tazzion Benard, had been shot…

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