3rd teen arrested in Idaho after teen found shot to death in Las Vegas apartment

Stephanie Overton
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a third teenage suspect in a homicide investigation was arrested in Idaho over the weekend.

Lennix M. Dockery, 18, of Las Vegas was arrested in Idaho on charges related to a deadly Las Vegas shooting that left a 16-year-old dead. (Courtesy of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office)
Lennix M. Dockery, 18, of Las Vegas was arrested in Idaho on charges related to a deadly Las Vegas shooting that left a 16-year-old dead. (Courtesy of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office)

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, at around 9:20 p.m. on April 9, dispatch received reports of a shooting in an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Club Pacific Way.

Arriving officers found a teen suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Medical personnel responded and took the victim to a local hospital, where they pronounced him dead.

Police said the teenager was involved in a fight with several other individuals in the complex. All suspects had left the scene before police arrived.

Through investigation, detectives were able to identify a 17-year-old boy as a suspect in the case. On April 16, the suspect was arrested and booked into the Clark County Juvenile Hall for open murder.

Police did not release the name of that suspect.

A second suspect, DeAjai Guaydacan, 18, was arrested in Utah on April 23. Guaydacan was booked into the local county jail for open murder pending extradition to Las Vegas.

Through the investigation, police identified Lennix Dockery, 18, as another suspect in the case.

Idaho law enforcement took Dockery into custody on Saturday, April 27. He was booked into a local detention facility for open murder pending extradition to Las Vegas.

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