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Pimp Suspected in Deadly Las Vegas Strip Shooting Arrested in L.A.
The man suspected of fatally shooting a man on the Las Vegas strip, causing a fiery accident that took two other lives, has been arrested in Los Angeles."Las Vegas police Capt. Chris Jones said Ammar Harris was arrested Thursday by a team of police and federal agents in North Hollywood," according to Las Vegas' KLAS-TV.
Harris, 26, is wanted on three murder charges stemming from the February 21 incident in which he allegedly killed aspiring rapper Kenneth Cherry Jr. (aka Kenny Clutch) in a car to car shooting that led to an explosive crash that left a taxi driver and his passenger dead. Those victims have been identified as 62-year-old cab driver Michael Boldon and passenger Sandra Sutton-Wasmund.
The suspect is a self-proclaimed pimp who bragged online about his extravagant lifestyle and wealth. He also has an extensive criminal history, which ranges from offenses such as reckless driving and driving without a valid license to crimes like robbery, sexual assault and kidnapping.
Harris had three other women in his Range Rover at the time of the shooting, but all three have been located and are not suspects. Police say Harris is the sole shooter. He drove off from the Aria hotel in his SUV at the same time as Cherry did in his Maserati, and the shooting took place shortly after, right on the Las Vegas Strip.
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