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Published Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 | 12:58 p.m.
Updated Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 | 5:36 p.m.
A man who died Thanksgiving Day after a possibly drug-related shooting in the parking lot of a pharmacy in northwest Las Vegas has been identified.
The Clark County Coroner's Office said 19-year-old McClain Kenton Zornes of Las Vegas died from a gunshot wound to the chest and ruled it a homicide, a spokeswoman said. Lionel Collins III, 20, has been arrested in connection with his death.
The shooting happened about 1 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of CVS pharmacy, 7190 West Craig Road, at the intersection of Tenaya Way, Metro Police said.
Zornes, who was wounded after several shots were fired, died while trying to leave the parking lot in his vehicle, police said. He drove off, struck a tree and flipped his car.
Metro detectives interviewed a passenger inside the purple, two-door Chevrolet Cavalier that Zornes had been driving. He told police that Zornes had gone to the CVS parking lot to meet a man who had asked to buy one ounce of marijuana, according to the arrest report.
The passenger with Zornes got out of the car and smoked a cigarette while a tall man, later identified as Collins, got into the passenger's seat, the police report said. A fight ensued, starting with a struggle between Zornes and Collins, which spilled into the parking lot as the passenger wrestled the man out of the car. Zornes held onto the man by his hair as Collins tried to get out of the car, then knocked the bag containing marijuana out of his hand, according to a police report.
As Zornes backed out of a parking space and began to drive south, Collins fired once into the car and Zornes continued driving before losing consciousness, police said. The car hit a curb and then a tree before coming to a stop.
Metro's Criminal Apprehension Team stopped a car near Warm Springs Road and Durango Drive, finding a man matching the description of the gunman in the parking lot shooting, police said. The passenger in Zornes' car was identified as Collins.
Collins has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center in connection with murder with a deadly weapon, burglary while possessing a deadly weapon, robbery with a deadly weapon, discharging a gun into a vehicle and carrying a concealed weapon. He is being held without bail.
I bet Lionel Collins III was a good boy. We will need to confirm that with his mother.
Of course, the murderers parents always say their baby is a good child never done anyone wrong. But that doesn't bring McClain back. This kid is a cold blooded killer! I don't care how anyone feels, this kid didn't deserve to be murdered. Just imagine if he was your son, your grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, if he was your family you would be devistated by his loss. I'm outraged that people feel a so called drug user was murdered, I'm sure it was marijuna, so we kill kids over bags of weed now? Not saying I support drug use, but people wake up! If you call yourself a Christian, then I promise you you are not sitting on this board, thanking the killer. It was a life, a good life!
McClain grew up with my son. He was a sweet goofy boy that I remember fondly. He made some bad decisions but did not deserve to die. It is too bad that our young people can't see that what they do does hurt those that love them. This will forever change the lives of so many, including mine. He was a good boy. I ache for his grieving family. My son loved his friend no matter what his bad decisions might have been.
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Wow, the screen name above just puts it out there, hunh? I'm surprised the Sun even let that screen name pass. Not about the N part, I've been called that since I can remember, but the killing part. That's a little suspect and scary.
Those of you that say McClain deserved to die, all I can say is, as a true Christian I will continue to pray that you or your families never experience this kind of loss. It saddens me to think that some people feel good about themselves, by saying, a drug user got what he deserved. All of you are just making assumptions that this young man had even used marijuana. I just can't wrap my head around your ignorance. McClain was truely a good person, with a good soul and he wouldn't harm anyone, he didn't deserve this. If you knew how wonderful his family is you would feel pain, because his entire family is filled with good people. While I am attending his funeral today, seeing the pain in his loved ones eyes and in those that cared about him, I will take a moment to pray for you. In the hopes that our Lord will somehow come into your heart, I pray he does. Rest in peace McClain, I am so sorry that you are gone, it's not fair.
I went to high school with him. He was really cool and funny and a great guy i found out a cpl weeks after it happen. God Bless McClain were gonna miss you. Send me a postcard let me know how it is up there in heaven ill see you soon my friend R.I.P We all love you anyone says he deserved it you can see me ill take care of you real quick