Overview
- Authorities identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Matthew Johns, who was arrested at the scene by a passing Las Vegas police officer.
- The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. Friday on westbound I-215 as two drivers jockeyed for position in heavy traffic.
- Police say the boy, who was being driven to school by his stepfather, was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
- Johns was booked on open murder and discharging a firearm at or into a vehicle, and jail records show he is held at the Henderson Detention Center on a $20,000 bond.
- Investigators recovered a firearm and have urged drivers to show restraint during congested travel periods and asked anyone with information to contact police.