Police Investigate Homicide in Daycare Parking Lot
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide after the body of a young woman was found near a daycare center in east Las Vegas Sunday morning.
The body was found in the back parking lot of the daycare near Owens Ave. and Marion Dr. when a neighbor walking by noticed it and called police.
Witnesses say the young woman was positioned as if she were resting, but she was clearly deceased.
"They had found a body in the back lot and just wanted to know if we had surveillance cameras," said the owner of the daycare.
The owner told police she didn't have surveillance video. She never thought she would need it.
"She didn't have any shoes on she was barefoot," she said. "She actually just looked like she was asleep."
Detectives say the victim is between the ages of 16 and 20-years-old and she had obvious signs of trauma on her neck. An autopsy is being done now to determine cause of death.