News briefs for October 25, 2004

Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 | 9:45 a.m.

Police seek man in Oct. 7 slaying

Metro Police officers this morning were searching for a Las Vegas man they believed killed a 49-year-old man outside Boulder Station on Oct. 7.

An arrest warrant was issued for Anthony Cajoe, 20, who investigators believe shot Prince Albert Tillman in the torso after an argument at a motel at Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway. The argument led to a car chase down Boulder Highway that ended in the parking lot at Boulder Station, where the shooting occurred.

A passenger in Tillman's car was also injured in the shooting, according to police. When he is arrested, Cajoe will be charged with murder with a deadly weapon and attempted murder with a deadly weapon, Lt. Tom Monahan of Metro's homicide unit said.

Police initially sought another man, 20-year-old Timothy Coleman, in connection with the shooting. No arrest warrant was issued for Coleman and police do not believe he was involved in the shooting, Monahan said.

Anyone with information about Cajoe's whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

Man found dead of gunshot wounds

A man was shot and killed Sunday on a sidewalk near Rancho and Vegas drives, and Metro Police believe a dispute with a neighbor might have sparked the violence.

People living in the 1900 block of Alwill Street called police about 12:30 a.m. Sunday reporting the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived they found a man dead on the sidewalk of West Valley Lane, just east of Alwill, Homicide Sgt. Rocky Alby said.

The victim's vehicle was in the middle of the road nearby with several bullet holes in it, police said. Detectives determined the shooting was the result of a neighborhood dispute.

The dead man's name was withheld by the coroner's office this morning because his family had not yet been notified of his death, an employee said.

Firefighters save millions of bees

Local firefighters saved about 11 million bees from a sun-cooked death Friday, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue reported.

The flatbed truck carrying the bees from Minnesota to Southern California broke a rear axle on Interstate 15 at the Las Vegas Beltway north of Las Vegas, according to the department.

Dead air in the 408 hives caused temperatures to rise, thousands of bees to attempt escape, and many to begin to die, fire officials said in a statement. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and North Las Vegas firefighters responded with cool water sprayed from a tanker.

The truck was later towed to a shaded area where it could be repaired. The company that owns the bees valued them at about $100,000, according to the fire department.