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Yaphette Johnson

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Feb 18, 2018

Victim Details

Yaphette Johnson

Male

Black / African American

Las Vegas

NV

2018-02-18

24

Yaphette

Johnson

07/09/2026

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In the late afternoon hours of Sunday, February 18, 2018, Yaphette Johnson, a 24-year-old Black man, drove a gold Ford Expedition into the parking lot of the Devonshire Apartments on Vegas Valley Drive in Las Vegas. He parked the SUV outside the complex's office around 6:20 p.m. What transpired in the next ten minutes would end his life and spark a homicide investigation that would rely on the silent witness of surveillance cameras.

Residents of the apartment complex reported hearing mult ...
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  • LasVegasSun.com: Video shows shooting that killed man in SUV at apartments
  • Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas police investigate shooting victim found dead in SUV
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