Man arrested in fatal Las Vegas shooting of 22-year-old man

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man is in custody and faces open murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man who was found in a car, according to police.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported that they were able to identify 25-year-old Keyun Watts as the suspect who allegedly shot a man near South Decatur Boulevard and Sobb Avenue, south of Patrick Lane .

Man dead after he was found shot inside a vehicle in the southwest valley of Las Vegas

On Oct. 5, LVMPD officers responded to reports of a shooting and found a vehicle crashed into a “fixed object” with a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside. The man was identified as Elvin Sejdinovic, 22 years old.

Police said he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

On Monday, Nov. 4, officials located Watts and arrested him. LVMPD said he was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of open murder with a deadly weapon.

Under a 2022 plea agreement, Watts pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit murder. The robbery charge was dropped after he completed two years of probation in July 2024, according to court records.

He is due to make a first court appearance on Tuesday, November 5.

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