Man says he met up with friends to 'play video games' who surprised him with secret plan to kill someone: Police

A Nevada antheral told constabulary that helium planned to play video games with his friends connected the aforesaid nighttime they had allegedly planned to rob and termination someone.

Elijah Harris, 19, is charged with unfastened murder, attempted robbery, and conspiracy to perpetrate robbery aft constabulary said helium took portion successful the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Victor Powe, who was recovered dormant successful his car connected April 10. According to a transgression ailment obtained by section CBS affiliate KLAS, Harris called the Las Vegas Metro Police Department connected April 16 to sermon the case, but told them "he was scared" to talk with them.

Local NBC affiliate KSNV reported that Las Vegas constabulary responded to reports of a shooting astatine 6:29 p.m. connected April 10 and recovered a man, yet identified arsenic Powe, dead successful his car. He had aggregate gunshot wounds and had crashed into a building.

KSNV reported that surveillance video taken successful the vicinity showed Powe's conveyance being approached by 3 men portion Powe was parked astatine the curb and successful the driver's seat. One of the men seemingly acted arsenic a "lookout" portion the different 2 got person to the car. One of the men went to the driver's broadside and was heard connected video telling Powe to get retired of the car. The 3rd antheral stood astatine the rider broadside with the rifle. After the alleged gunman opened fire, Powe tried to thrust distant but was fatally deed and mislaid power of his car.

According to the transgression complaint, Harris told constabulary that helium and 2 different men met up astatine his flat successful Las Vegas to "hang out, fume weed, and play video games." Harris told constabulary that 1 of them allegedly showed up with a firearm successful his pants, which helium had told him not to bring. When the 3 friends ran retired of marijuana, Harris told constabulary that 1 of the different men said helium would interaction his "plug" past prime up their acquisition from Powe, the "plug's runner."

Police said that erstwhile Harris and the 2 different men got up to permission the flat to conscionable Powe and prime up the drugs, they reportedly asked Harris "if helium was definite helium wanted to go." Harris agreed to spell with them and told constabulary that aft a little conversation, 1 of the different 2 men allegedly started shooting astatine Powe.

According to the complaint, Harris told constabulary that helium was the archetypal 1 to get backmost to the apartment. When the different 2 men arrived, they allegedly changed their apparel and said they "messed up," and their enactment with Powe "wasn't expected to spell similar that."

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Harris denied to constabulary that helium had immoderate cognition that his friends planned to rob oregon termination Powe. He reportedly admitted that "he should person known thing was up."

The different 2 men person not been identified by name.

Harris was arrested connected April 16 and charged with unfastened murder, attempted robbery, and conspiracy to perpetrate robbery. He is successful custody astatine the Clark County Detention Center, wherever helium is being held without bail. His adjacent tribunal proceeding was scheduled for May 20.