Eight suspects had been taken into custody this week following the demise of Jonathan Lewis Jr., 17, who died final week after a gaggle of juveniles viciously beat him to demise over stolen wi-fi headphones and a weed pen, police stated. The division remains to be working to determine two suspects
Police this week arrested eight teenagers in connection to the demise of Jonathan Lewis Jr., the 17-year-old who was overwhelmed to demise by a gaggle of his friends over stolen wi-fi headphones and a hashish vape pen.
The extreme altercation occurred earlier this month when a gaggle of 15 teenagers repeatedly stomped and attacked Jonathan close to Rancho Excessive Faculty in Las Vegas. Stunning footage captured the group assault. Earlier this week, the Clark County Coroner’s workplace stated the sufferer died from issues of a number of blunt power accidents.
Authorities stated there are eight suspects in custody who’re anticipated to face homicide prices. All are aged between 13 and 17 , so that they had been booked into Clark County Juvenile Corridor. The LVMPD stated it was nonetheless attempting to determine two extra juveniles concerned within the combat. It plans to launch pictures at a later time.
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The preliminary 911 calls got here in after a passerby discovered Jonathan unconscious and delivered him over to Rancho Excessive, the place faculty district employees administered emergency assist till medical providers arrived. Officers responding to calls of a pupil scuffle carried out CPR on Jonathan who nonetheless “seemed to be unconscious.”
LVMPD officers launched info the next day explaining the coed was transported by medical professionals to College Medical Middle, the place he remained in essential situation till his demise final week, in response to KTNV.
One of many perpetrators recorded the assault and uploaded the scene to social media. Police stated they’re actively investigating. Clark County Faculty District officers stated they’re helping with the investigation and condemned any violence towards their college students. This week, the college district stated in an announcement:
“All of CCSD grieves the lack of each pupil. Whereas we can’t present extra info, as that is an energetic police investigation, please know that District management and Faculty Police are working with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the District Legal professional’s workplace so these concerned are held accountable for his or her actions.
LVMPD is the lead investigative company. CCSD doesn’t tolerate violence or threats to college students or their security. All of us should come collectively as a group to handle the wants of our college students so disagreements are resolved by means of dialogue reasonably than violence.”
The sufferer’s father, Jonathan Lewis Sr. launched an announcement final week on the day his son was pronounced useless. “At this time at 11:26 a.m., my son was pronounced useless,” he lamented. “He’ll at all times be so liked. As his dad, I am going to ceaselessly maintain him in my coronary heart, shine even brighter, love much more, and work all my life to deliver peace into this world.”
Jonathan Sr. had a turbulent week following his son’s demise. The daddy waited about two weeks for police to call suspects regardless of the video of the scuffle going viral. Moreover, the county coroner hadn’t supplied any updates within the case till this week.
