Prosecutors seek death penalty for man accused in deadly Las Vegas laundromat shooting
LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Clark County prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty against a man accused of a shooting outside a east valley laundromat that killed one and left another injured last month. The decision was announced during a Thursday morning hearing, and the case will head to the Death Penalty Review Committee. MORE ON FOX5: Attorney for alleged Smith’s shooter files waiver to delay death penalty review decision Abdul Muhammad, 39, is accused of shooting two people outside of a laundromat near Craig Road and Nellis Boulevard on June 18 around 9:03 p.m. A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police say, while the woman was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening wounds. Police say the two had been involved in a verbal altercation with Muhammad before he pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at them.
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LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Clark County prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty against a man accused of a shooting outside a east valley laundromat that killed one and left another injured last month. The decision was announced during a Thursday morning hearing, and the case will head to the Death Penalty Review Committee. MORE ON FOX5: Attorney for alleged Smith’s shooter files waiver to delay death penalty review decision Abdul Muhammad, 39, is accused of shooting two people outside of a laundromat near Craig Road and Nellis Boulevard on June 18 around 9:03 p.m. A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police say, while the woman was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening wounds. Police say the two had been involved in a verbal altercation with Muhammad before he pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at them.