76-Year-Old Man Booked for Open Murder in Fatal South Eastern Avenue Parking Lot Shooting

LAS VEGAS, NV — Detectives with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Homicide Section have arrested and charged 76-year-old Orvil Grimes with open murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man found in a commercial parking lot along South Eastern Avenue earlier this week.

Grimes was taken into custody by tactical officers on Wednesday, September 2, and subsequently booked into the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC), where he is being held without bail on a felony charge of Open Murder with the Use of a Deadly Weapon.

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|       SOUTH EASTERN AVE HOMICIDE ARREST DOSSIER        |
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|  - Suspect: Orvil Grimes (Age 76)                      |
|  - Charge: Open Murder with a Deadly Weapon (NRS 200)  |
|  - Booking Facility: Clark County Detention Center     |
|  - Bail Status: Held Without Bail                      |
|  - Incident Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 (~1:46 PM)|
|  - Arrest Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026           |
|  - Incident Scene: 1200 Block of South Eastern Avenue  |
|  - Jurisdiction: LVMPD Downtown Area Command (DTAC)    |
|  - Lead Unit: LVMPD Homicide Section                   |
|  - Victim: Adult Male (Gunshot Trauma to Body)         |
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From Medical Call to Homicide Arrest

The investigation began at approximately 1:46 PM on Tuesday when patrol officers and emergency medical personnel responded to reports of an unresponsive male lying on the asphalt pavement in the 1200 block of South Eastern Avenue, near East Charleston Boulevard.

While initial 911 dispatch calls characterized the incident as a medical emergency, medical technicians rendering aid discovered penetrating gunshot wounds on the victim’s body. Emergency personnel pronounced the man deceased at the scene, immediately prompting a response from the LVMPD Homicide Section.

Rapid Identification and Custody

Detectives spent Tuesday afternoon reviewing high-resolution commercial surveillance footage from retail plazas, auto shops, and adjacent storefronts along the South Eastern corridor.

Video evidence, combined with witness interviews, allowed investigators to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify Grimes as the alleged shooter.

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|             CASE STATUS & NEXT JUDICIAL STEPS          |
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|  • Arrest Executed: Grimes arrested without incident   |
|  • Weapon Status: Ballistic evidence impounded         |
|  • Court Appearance: Initial arraignment scheduled in   |
|    Las Vegas Justice Court before Hearing Master       |
|  • Coroner Role: Positive identification of victim     |
|    pending next-of-kin notification                    |
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The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner will formally release the victim’s name and certified cause of death upon completion of family notifications.

Anyone with additional details or eyewitness accounts regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section at (702) 828-3521 or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers of Nevada at (702) 385-5555.

Source: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Office of Public Information, Clark County Detention Center Booking Records, Las Vegas Sun Crime Desk.