Las Vegas Teen Murder Suspect Arrested for Prior Robbery, Cops Reveal
Posted on: August 3, 2023, 05:21h.
Last updated on: August 3, 2023, 05:27h.
A teenager accused in a murder near the Las Vegas Strip has also been charged for the armed robbery of pricey merchandise from an upscale Las Vegas store.
Robtravion Lee, 19, allegedly stole about $20K worth of items from the Christian Louboutin boutique store in June. It is located in The Shops at Crystals, which is on the Las Vegas Strip.
On June 30, Lee and an unnamed second suspect entered the store and began to scoop up purses and handbags. They apparently inspected items to see if they had security tags.
When they had collected about 10 of the items, a clerk became suspicious and asked if they would like to put the merchandise on the counter.
That led Lee to respond, “I’m not gonna cap, bro.”
Lee then allegedly pulled out a firearm. That led employees to secure doors so the bandits could not flee, Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported.
But Lee aimed the gun at the workers and ordered them to open the door.
They followed his commands, and the two suspects fled to a nearby car, police said.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers were alerted and began their investigation.
They discovered someone sold several of the stolen items to a pawn shop on West Sahara Avenue, police said.
Some of the items sold included Louis Vuitton bags. LVMPD detectives then contacted the local Louis Vuitton store.
An employee there looked at a photograph of the suspects in the Christian Louboutin robbery.
Prolific Thieves
The men were “prolific theft suspects,” the employee told police. They allegedly stole items from Louis Vuitton on June 14 and 29.
The Louis Vuitton employee gave police a photo of the suspects taken during incidents at their store.
One of the men in the photo was identified as Tymere Snead, 23. He was on probation for allegedly taking part in a retail theft ring, KLAS reported.
Police then looked at Snead’s social media. One post showed Snead and Lee in a vehicle. With them were several Christian Louboutin purses and backpacks, police said.
Then, on July 7, police went to the parking lot of the pawn shop. Snead had been shot.
He was rushed to University Medical Center. Doctors there pronounced him dead.
Minutes before the shooting, Lee went up to Snead in the lot, spoke with him, and then pulled out a firearm and shot him, police said.
Dispute Over Sex Worker
Lee and Snead had gotten into a dispute over a sex worker who was working for Snead, KLAS reported.
In Lee’s residence, officers located clothes similar to what was worn during the Christian Louboutin robbery, a gun apparently used both in the robbery and fatal shooting, and a Christian Louboutin purse.
Lee was arrested on July 28. Charges include three counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon, a count of burglary with the use of a firearm, conspiracy to commit robbery, and open murder with a deadly weapon.
He remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center. No bail was set for the murder charge. His next court appearance is scheduled for August 15.
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