Gunfight on the Strip
Not too sad, except for the collateral damage to the passengers in a cab who were caught in the middle of the skirmish and died.
How would a vehicle catch on fire like that after a collision?
I wonder how fast the cars were going for that to happen?
The gunfight is alleged to have been a continuation of bad blood between patrons at a night club.
Not the kind of image of Las Vegas that Ma and Pa Kettle want to see, that's for sure.
Nightclub rage or Road Rage, but it seems that all them bullets were coming FROM the SUV since no guns or ammunition was found in the Maserati or along the street.Quote: MrVThe gunfight is alleged to have been a continuation of bad blood between patrons at a night club.
Quote: MrVNot the kind of image of Las Vegas that Ma and Pa Kettle want to see, that's for sure.
Ma and Pa Kettle ain't got no money. People come from Los Angeles to party. Seven out of ten highest grossing nightclubs are in Vegas. Ma and Pa Kettle ain't ever amongst them. The woman in Las Vegas who was arrested for having sex with a Pit Bull might or might not be Ma and Pa Kettle Territory. In Nevada such things are illegal only if performed in public. Somebody in the SUV wanted to party! So they partied!
Oh for the good ol' Days when you went to the Horseshoe and said hello to Benny Binion if you wanted to party in Vegas and if you were Ma and Pa Kettle you quietly settled into an RV park and baked in the hot sun as you gambled at a locals casino.
.Would be a great rumor to start but its only a different type of "dealer" who can afford cars like that.Quote: Dealer'sUnionRepresentativePolice are investigating whether the dispute began with a customer refusing to tip a dealer.
Quote: FleaStiffNightclub rage or Road Rage, but it seems that all them bullets were coming FROM the SUV since no guns or ammunition was found in the Maserati or along the street.
Gangbangers or rapper wannabes shoot or stab someone or each other over totally stupid shit more often than not. Why if I shot someone over casual disrespect issue, I'd probably have to kill everyone on this board eventually. (theoretically...)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/two-arrested-in-stabbing-at-strip-hotel-191865191.html
Quote: coilmanThis comes a few days after the stabbing down at Mandalay Bay casino where two were arrested for attempted murder.
What is even worse is that this took place at the portion which is part of the self-proclaimed Ultra Plush "THE Hotel" although the incident may have resulted in there being people over-charged.
Quote: treetopbuddycab driver and occupant killed.....randomness strikes again
Would it have been randomness for cab driver and occupant to have been wounded?
Would it have been randomness for it to be "passing cab driver returned fire and ended the incident"?
No, I guess you are right: this sort of thing tends to catch the unwary and unlucky. Some hooker with her nights earnings? Some poor slob trying to make a living? Some decent driver who refused to long-haul someone? Who knows.
Certainly serving copious alcohol to apparent thugs could lead to foreseeable negative consequences.
In the end, it will show that someone looked at someone wrong, "Dissed them" or talked to the wrong person.
But also the liberal media will use this as a gun issue when the odds are people involved had ciminal records and never could have purchased a gun legally.
I doubt it. The quality of his driving and the quality of his marksmanship proves he was not too drunk at all.Quote: MrVI wonder is Nevada's "dram shop liability law" would be construed liberally enough to find liability against the club that presumably overserved the murderer?
No... looks like it was the valet parking area at Aria.Quote: BozLooks like a dispute at a nightclub spilled onth the strip.
Archie Karas was moving money....all hell broke looseQuote: BozPerhaps someone split 10's and it spilled out into the valet area. Or perhaps they were just thugs. Who is betting on either theory?
Quote: MrVNot the kind of image of Las Vegas that Ma and Pa Kettle want to see, that's for sure.
Shucks, V, they were only having fun?
found and arrested yet. Hopefully soon.
Quote: MrVupdate
Black males, rapper, drive by ... shades of Tupac.
I hope this is not his best stuff
(although I suspect it probably is)
Quote: MrVupdate
Black males, rapper, drive by ... shades of Tupac.
cnn just reported:
Rapper Kenneth Cherry Jr. -- known as Kenny Clutch -- died after a shooting and crash in Las Vegas, said his attorney.
Quote: MrVWow, a true wild west gunfight between occupants of a Maserati and a Land Rover in the heart of the Strip.
Not too sad, except for the collateral damage to the passengers in a cab who were caught in the middle of the skirmish and died.
How would a vehicle catch on fire like that after a collision?
I wonder how fast the cars were going for that to happen?
The gunfight is alleged to have been a continuation of bad blood between patrons at a night club.
Not the kind of image of Las Vegas that Ma and Pa Kettle want to see, that's for sure.
Here in Detroit, we would've warmed our frozen hands on the fire
Quote: rxwineGangbangers or rapper wannabes shoot or stab someone or each other over totally stupid shit more often than not. Why if I shot someone over casual disrespect issue, I'd probably have to kill everyone on this board eventually. (theoretically...)
I hope I didn't give you my address with the WOO shirt orders................... ;-)
Quote: discflickerHere in Detroit, we would've warmed our frozen hands on the fire
Here in Portland, we'd take another hit and groove "Far out, man."
Anyway, its a new "image" to 'Vegas, Baby" and perhaps yet another indication of how Vegas is a destination for party-types rather than gamblers.
Quote: MrRalphIs it just a coincidence that 90% of the Vegas Strip show seems to be filmed in that area?. I for one will not go out on the strip after 2:00 AM I do not think it is safe anymore. There definitely seems to be a criminal element that you notice more at that time. I hear more sirens between 2:00 Am and 6:00AM then the rest of the day combined.
My assumption is that over 90% of tourists are on the strip vs anywhere else in Vegas. More people = More bad things happen.
Really? Tupac was shot two blocks from there right after a Tyson fight and they STILL haven't found who did that. At least this time they know what kind of vehicle they are looking for.Quote: JohnnyQI'm a little surprised the killers haven't been
found and arrested yet. Hopefully soon.
Quote: rxwineQuote: MrVupdate
Black males, rapper, drive by ... shades of Tupac.
I hope this is not his best stuff
(although I suspect it probably is)
Gawd, that's terrible. No flow, no good beats, no rhymes, horrible vocoding, no emotions. Terrible.
Quote: MrVHere in Portland, we'd take another hit and groove "Far out, man."
if you got the balls to cross 8 mile road, we're legal here too...
Quote: thecesspitI hope this is not his best stuff
Weird seeing him cruising the Strip, driving what appears to be the same grey Maserati he was driving when shot dead.
As they say, Life imitates Art.
Art who?Quote: MrVAs they say, Life imitates Art.
It might be interesting to focus on the poor souls in the taxi, a driver and rear-seat passenger. Apparently the gas tank was ruptured and there was a fire. In Las Vegas, the door locks are under the control of the cab driver so that he can obtain his payment. That rear seat passenger may have had some interesting struggles before it was too late.
Although news reports keep mentioning Utah as a possible source of the new car's dealer's plates, everything suggests some gang banger from Los Angeles. Got dissed in the valet parking area, got even once he caught up with the car. Life is simple. Life is cheap.
Quote: FleaStiffArt who?
It might be interesting to focus on the poor souls in the taxi, a driver and rear-seat passenger. Apparently the gas tank was ruptured and there was a fire. In Las Vegas, the door locks are under the control of the cab driver so that he can obtain his payment. That rear seat passenger may have had some interesting struggles before it was too late.
Although news reports keep mentioning Utah as a possible source of the new car's dealer's plates, everything suggests some gang banger from Los Angeles. Got dissed in the valet parking area, got even once he caught up with the car. Life is simple. Life is cheap.
Doesn't the door lock deal border on imprisonment? Lawsuit anyone?
Quote: rainmanDoesn't the door lock deal border on imprisonment? Lawsuit anyone?
Good luck with that, it would probably be hard to prove as most cars, not just taxi's, have this feature.
This LV Strip incident just seems to have been some "Got dissed ... Got even" road rage incident. Even the taxi and his passenger were going thru a green light at the time they got hit by a car whose driver was trying to flee bullets and didn't know that the best way to put the shooters at a disadvantaged angle is usually to punch it into Reverse.
Quote: mwalz9What city averages 4 murders every 2 days?
Follow up fact: in the years between 2004 and 2009 more people were killed per capita in El Salvador than in any other country.
El Salvador?
I picture Juan Valdez sporting a hockey mask and a bloody machete.
Quote: MrVFollow up fact: in the years between 2004 and 2009 more people were killed per capita in El Salvador than in any other country.
El Salvador?
I picture Juan Valdez sporting a hockey mask and a bloody machete.
Ah the birthplace of MS-13
Quote: IbeatyouracesIronically this incident has a Detroit connection. The cab driver is from Detroit and moved to Vegas a year ago.
In Detroit, the fire would have been in an abandoned lot, and by virtue of burning it to the ground, the property value would increase.
Quote: mwalz9What city averages 4 murders every 2 days?
4 per capita? ie: 4 per 100k living in the city?
or just a flat 4 w/o reguards to city size?
any big city i suppose. philly, nyc, LA, chicago, detoit
poor guy moves to Vegas to escape the Detroit violence and get a fresh start.....just guessing here.....then Randomness takes him out....Quote: IbeatyouracesIronically this incident has a Detroit connection. The cab driver is from Detroit and moved to Vegas a year ago.
