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Update – Suspect Arrested - Man Located in Parking Lot with Fatal Injuries
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Office of Public Information
400 S. Martin L. King Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89106
Office: 702-828-4082
Sheriff Kevin McMahill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify 22-year-old Justin Ringer as a suspect in this case. On February 18, 2026, officers took Ringer into custody. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for Open Murder with a Deadly Weapon.
Original Press Release
On February 14, 2026, at approximately 5:46 p.m., LVMPD Communications received several reports of an unresponsive male lying in the parking lot of a business in the 2000 block of North Buffalo Drive. Arriving officers located the male suffering from an unknown type of puncture wound. Medical personnel responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene.
The LVMPD Homicide Section was notified and responded. Through the course of the investigation, detectives learned the victim had been in the area with two other males who were seen fleeing the area before the victim was discovered.
The identification of the decedent, as well as the cause and manner of death, can be obtained through the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
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.
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