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Inset: Jorge Garcia appearing in court (KLAS). Background: Authorities at the Las Vegas apartment where Garcia allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend (KSNV).
A 33-year-old man from Nevada is facing charges for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend, following a chilling incident that unfolded inside her apartment. The tragic event included a tense 911 call where dispatchers reportedly overheard some of the victim’s last moments.
Authorities have charged Jorge Garcia with open murder involving a deadly weapon, after he was apprehended earlier this week. The victim, a woman in her mid-30s, was found dead at the scene, as confirmed by local law enforcement.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shared in a news release that officers were dispatched at 3:28 p.m. on Tuesday to investigate a potential domestic disturbance. The incident occurred at a residence on the 8900 block of South Durango Drive. According to the police, a woman dialed 911 to report that her ex-boyfriend was at her apartment, threatening her with a firearm while retrieving some of his belongings. The call was abruptly disconnected shortly thereafter.
Upon reaching the location, officers found an unresponsive woman who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Medical personnel arrived swiftly, but she was declared dead on-site. The suspect had already fled the scene by the time police arrived.
The homicide division took over the investigation and identified Garcia as the suspect. He was subsequently located and apprehended without incident. Garcia has been transported to the Clark County Detention Center, where he is being held on the murder charge.
The victim and Garcia previously lived together, Las Vegas CBS affiliate KLAS reported. Just prior to the shooting, Garcia had returned to the apartment to collect his belongings when the situation turned into a deadly confrontation.
Investigators said a 911 operator stayed on the line with the victim as she spoke to Garcia. The conversation between the former couple soon escalated into an argument and the line disconnected.
When first responders knocked on the apartment door, they received no answer. One of the officers then looked through a window and made a grisly discovery.
“Officers looked inside the window and seen a female lying unresponsive,” LVMPD Lt. Robert Price said in a news briefing, according to local NBC affiliate KSNV. “Those officers immediately made entry into that apartment and observed a female lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.”
Price reasserted investigators’ belief that Garcia gunned down his ex-girlfriend while “collecting his things” from the apartment they once shared.
“At some point in time, the boyfriend pulled out a firearm, began threatening the female, and then shot her,” he said.
Garcia later made his initial court appearance and remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center without bond.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office is the agency tasked with releasing the victim’s identity, which will happen after next of kin are notified, as well as the official cause and manner of her death.
It was not immediately clear when Garcia was scheduled to make his next court appearance.