News briefs for May 1, 2003

Thursday, May 1, 2003 | 11:09 a.m.

Two men rob Wild West casino

Metro Police are searching for two men who robbed the Wild Wild West casino on Tropicana Avenue at Interstate 15 about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The men walked up to the cashier's cage and one of them flashed a pistol at an employee. They handed the employee a bag and demanded cash, Lt. Ted Snodgrass said. They left with an undisclosed amount of money.

When the suspects got outside, they removed the velvet jogging suits they were wearing. They had different clothes underneath, Snodgrass said. It was unclear whether they left in a vehicle or on foot.

They are both described as black and 5 feet 11 inches. The first robber appeared to be 25 to 30 years old. The second robber was younger and thinner, Snodgrass said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or the robbery section at 229-3591.

Slaying suspect arrested in LV

The Criminal Apprehension Team arrested a 27-year-old man Tuesday who is wanted on charges of killing a man Monday in Vallejo, Calif.

Police allege Shawn Gonzalez got into an argument with another man and fatally shot him. Police said he also shot another man in the arm. Gonzalez fled to Las Vegas after the shooting, police said.

The Criminal Apprehension Team is composed of investigators from Metro and Henderson police departments and the FBI.

A man found dead of a possible stabbing

on Tuesday in an apartment in the 700 block of East Carson Avenue has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office as Kwang Kim, 63, of Las Vegas. A maintenance worker found Kim's body, Metro Police said. No arrests have been made.

A man who was stabbed to death Tuesday

at an apartment complex at 4040 Boulder Highway has been identified by the coroner's office as 34-year-old Troy Williams of Las Vegas. Police said Williams knocked on a neighbor's apartment door for help, but when medics arrived, he was dead. Police have not made any arrests.

A woman found dead April 20

in a wash near Boulder City has been identified as 20-year-old Kathryn Kercher, 20, of Las Vegas. Police arrested Armando Benavides Cortinas Jr., 23 on April 21 in connection with Kercher's death after he allegedly told police he killed someone.