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Las Vegas man says he ‘accidentally’ shot girlfriend in head earlier than driving with physique for nearly 2 hours: police

By Miles Cooper January 23, 2025
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person who drove round together with his useless girlfriend in his passenger seat for greater than an hour requested his pal, who referred to as 911 to report him, to assist him eliminate her physique within the desert after he had “accidentally” shot her at the back of the pinnacle, police paperwork stated.

Based on the report, the caller informed 911 dispatchers that she had acquired a name from Julio Machado Vasquez, 24, who informed her that he had shot his girlfriend and was “driving around with her body near east Sahara, where the road ends.”

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The 911 caller informed investigators that she had acquired the decision simply after 7:30 a.m. on Sunday from Machado Vasquez. She stated he appeared “panicked,” in keeping with police paperwork, and was rambling concerning the 911 caller’s brother being in jail after capturing somebody, saying, “It happened to me, but it was an accident.”

He recounted the incident, saying that he and his girlfriend, later recognized to dispatchers as Selene Perez, 24, had been in his automobile once they began arguing. He had stated that Perez grabbed the gun earlier than Machado Vasquez grabbed it again and positioned it subsequent to his personal head, saying, “If you’re going to do it, do it right.” Based on the doc, Machado Vasquez claimed that he had the security on the firearm and that he was “testing her.” He stated that the gun went off and that he believed that he shot her at the back of the pinnacle.

The 911 caller questioned his story about “accidentally” capturing her at the back of the pinnacle. He refused to the touch Perez and requested the 911 caller to “meet him in the desert to help him get rid of her body.” The caller implored Machado Vasquez to take Perez to the hospital, however in keeping with the report, he refused, saying, “They will see me on [camera].”

After driving round with Perez’s physique for about an hour and a half, Machado Vasquez’s blue Ford Mustang was seen by an LVMPD officer who tried to cease him. Nevertheless, in keeping with police paperwork, he refused to cease and, after a pursuit, crashed into one other automobile. The 911 caller heard the crash and Machado Vasquez being taken into custody.

The 911 caller described Machado Vasquez and Perez’s relationship as “toxic,” saying that they’d identified one another since highschool and had been “on again off again.” Based on the report, she famous that Machado Vasquez all the time carried a firearm.

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Machado Vasquez remained within the Clark County Detention Heart as if Wednesday the place he was held on no bail on an open homicide cost. He additionally faces a cost of disobeying a peace officer, leading to lethal or bodily hurt.

Machado Vasquez couldn’t seem in courtroom Monday and is due subsequent to seem in Las Vegas Justice Court docket on Wednesday.

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