NLV man facing charges in April ’16 homicide case

North Las Vegas police arrested a 35-year-old man and accused him of murder in an April 2016 homicide.

Police spokesman Eric Leavitt said Raul Lara of North Las Vegas was arrested on a warrant Sept. 30 on the 1800 block of Loida Court, near Washburn Road and Clayton Street, with help from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Lara was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of firstdegree murder with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Police named him as a suspect in an April 15, 2016, shooting. Police said it happened about 11:15 p.m. on the

2100 block of Carroll Street, near Lake Mead Boulevard and Civic Center Drive. Officers found a man outside with a gunshot wound. He died at University Medical Center.