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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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400-B S. Martin L. King Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89106

Office 702-828-4082 

Sheriff Kevin McMahill

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

** Update - Suspect in Custody ** 

 The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been notified that Erick Rangel-Ibarra was taken into custody by authorities in Mexico. He will remain in custody pending a decision on his extradition to the United States. 

** Original Information ** 

In the past few days, LVMPD Missing Persons Detectives have been investigating the disappearance of 22-year-old Lesly Palacio, who was last seen on August 29, 2020.  Through the course of the investigation, detectives began to consider foul play as a motive for her disappearance and the investigation has been transferred to the LVMPD Homicide section.

On September 9, 2020, LVMPD investigators, with the assistance of Moapa Tribal Police and Red Rock Search & Rescue, located Lesly Palacio’s body near Valley of Fire State Park in Moapa Valley.

Homicide detectives have identified 25-year-old Erick Rangel-Ibarra as the suspect in Palacio’s death and they will be pursuing a warrant for his arrest for one count of Open Murder.

Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

PO 190c 07-30-24