What police describe as a robbery over marijuana in east Las Vegas ended with a 59-year-old man shot dead in his car, and a 19-year-old now locked up without bail.
Las Vegas police arrested the teen on Thursday in connection with an April 10 shooting that left Victor Powe dead inside his vehicle, authorities said. Detectives say the attack was caught on surveillance video that shows several people walking up to Powe’s car, then gunfire ripping through a window. The Clark County coroner identified Powe as the victim and said he was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to 8 News Now, investigators pulled a backpack from Powe’s car that held a large bag that appeared to be marijuana with an address written on it, along with two smaller bags with different addresses stashed in the center console. Surveillance video reviewed by detectives shows three people closing in on the vehicle, one apparently acting as a lookout, and someone on the driver’s side firing two shots into the rear passenger-door window, shattering glass and hitting Powe…