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David Vasquez was extradited back to Las Vegas in the Five Below shooting death of Brandan Lucas.
David Vasquez, 19, is accused in the June 17, 2026 fatal shooting of Brandan Lucas, 31, a Five Below employee near Rainbow and Lake Mead boulevards in northwest Las Vegas. Reporting places him back in Clark County custody this weekend ahead of a Monday initial appearance. The charges are accusations.
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An extradition and a jail booking are process. They are not a conviction. Vasquez, 19, is accused in the June 17, 2026 fatal shooting of Brandan Lucas, 31, and reporting places him back in Clark County custody this weekend ahead of a Monday appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court. FOX5 Las Vegas reported felony charges that include open murder, discharging a gun inside a structure, and carrying a concealed weapon.
Brandan Lucas, 31, a Five Below employee, was fatally shot on June 17, 2026, at the store near Rainbow and Lake Mead boulevards in northwest Las Vegas. NEWS3LV reported that witnesses told police a man confronted Lucas, the two argued and fought, Lucas was shot, an autopsy said he was shot three times, and the shooter left. NEWS3LV also reported, from the warrant, that another employee told police Lucas had sent her flirtatious texts the day before that made her uncomfortable, that she shared those texts with her boyfriend, David Vasquez, and that he became upset. That sequence is reported allegation context. It is not a proved motive.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department took Vasquez into custody in California before extradition. NEWS3LV and FOX5 Las Vegas have given different months for that California arrest, so this account does not pick one. FOX5 Las Vegas reported that court records show he was returned to Las Vegas custody on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. NEWS3LV reported that he was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday, Sept. 25, held without bail, with a Las Vegas Justice Court appearance set for Monday morning, Sept. 28, 2026. The outlets do not agree on the booking day. Both place him back in Clark County custody this weekend ahead of that Monday initial appearance. The reported charges include open murder, discharging a gun inside a structure, and carrying a concealed weapon, among multiple felonies. Those charges, the booking, and the extradition are accusation and process. Vasquez is presumed innocent.
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