2015 Las Vegas car attack
| 2015 Las Vegas car attack | |
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Attack type | Vehicle ramming |
| Weapons | 1996 Oldsmobile sedan |
| Deaths | 1 |
Non-fatal injuries | 36 |
Suspected perpetrator | Lakeisha Holloway |
| Motive | Unknown |
On December 20, 2015, a woman drove her Oldsmobile sedan on the sidewalk of the Las Vegas strip.[1][2][3][4] 37 people were struck by the car, of which one person has died. Investigators say that the incident had nothing to do with terrorism but that it was deliberate.[1][5] Lakeisha Holloway was arrested at the scene of the incident, and is being charged with murder.
Attack[edit]
The attack began at about 6:40 p.m. when a 1996 Oldsmobile sedan drove onto a crowded sidewalk in front of Paris Las Vegas and The Forum Shops at Caesars and struck dozens of people. According to witnesses, the car swerved to avoid a truck at one point before accelerating back onto the sidewalk. Some bystanders tried to stop the car by pounding on the windows and opening the door on the driver's side. The suspected driver, identified as Lakeisha Holloway, eventually stopped a short distance away at Tuscany Suites and Casino and instructed a valet to call 9-1-1. Las Vegas Boulevard was subsequently closed in the wake of the police investigation.[5][6]
Victims[edit]
One person, identified as 32-year-old Jessica Valenzuela of Buckeye, Arizona, was killed. She died of her injuries at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.[5] 36 other people were injured, including three in critical condition.[1] They were all tourists from Colorado, Florida, Mexico, and Quebec, Canada.[6] 15 victims were transported to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, 11 others were taken to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, three were taken to Spring Valley Hospital, and four were treated at the scene.[5]
Suspect[edit]
The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, who was originally from Portland, Oregon.[3] Her last known address was in Vancouver, Washington.[7] She had a three-year-old daughter who was in the car during the rampage, but the girl was unharmed in the incident.[1] Holloway was charged with murder, child abuse, and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.[1][2]
Authorities did not reveal a specific motive behind the rampage, but they stated that it possibly involved a dispute involving the father of Holloway's daughter, who lives in Dallas, and that the attack was intentional.[2] At the time of the attack, Holloway had a driver's license that had been suspended since 2013. She was also homeless and living in her car with her daughter for about a week prior to the rampage.[1][6] She had previously been homeless during high school, but managed to make ends meet by graduating and earning $17,000 in scholarships.[8]
Holloway was reportedly working as a fashion designer at the time of the attack and did not appear to be under any stress prior to the attack.[3][4] She had been awarded by a mentoring organization in Portland in spring 2012 for being a role model to high school students.[6]
Reactions[edit]
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval issued a statement expressing his sympathies with the victims and those affected, and congratulated the emergency personnel for their quick response to the incident.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Karimi, Faith; Castillo, Mariano; Ford, Dana (December 21, 2015). "Las Vegas Strip sidewalk: Driver hits dozens of pedestrians in 'intentional' act". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Police ID suspect in deadly car rampage as 24-year-old homeless woman". foxnews.com. Fox News. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fieldstadt, Elisha; Johnson, M. Alex (December 21, 2015). "Lakeisha Holloway, 24, Suspect in Deadly Las Vegas Crash, Held Without Bond". nbcnews.com. NBC News. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bacon, John (December 21, 2015). "Driver in Las Vegas Strip crash 'stressed' by security guards harassing her". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Nunley, Kyndell (December 20, 2015). "POLICE: 37 intentionally hit by woman driving on Las Vegas Strip sidewalk, 1 killed". news3lv.com. KSNV. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Shurmur, Alexia (December 21, 2015). "Oregon woman held in Las Vegas Strip sidewalk rampage drove with license suspended". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Former SE Portland woman held in Las Vegas after car slams into pedestrians". Portland Tribune. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Sanchez, Victoria (December 21, 2015). "Family: Woman killed in Las Vegas Strip crash lived in Colorado". 9news.com. KUSA. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
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