LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The physique of a person killed in a hit-and-run crash has been in a funeral residence for greater than three months, because the household waits for a solution from North Las Vegas police and a state company on once they can bury him.
Adrian Narcisse, 48, died on Nov. 18, 2024, after he was struck by a car whereas crossing a marked crosswalk round 5 a.m. close to Las Vegas and Lake Mead boulevards.
“It’s been three months, and it is ridiculous. It’s been ridiculous,” his sister April Siler mentioned. “He was a son. He was a brother. He was a father. He was a grandfather, and he was just taken out unfortunately by a coward.”
The North Las Vegas Police Division launched surveillance images just a few hours after Narcisse, 48, was struck useless. In an e mail Sunday, NLVPD informed 8 Information Now that the automotive had been discovered however not the motive force.
“I just want answers. I just want to know who did this and if they’re doing anything to find out who did this,” Siler mentioned.
Adrian Narcisse, 48, died on Nov. 18, 2024, after he was struck by a car whereas crossing a marked crosswalk round 5 a.m. close to Las Vegas and Lake Mead boulevards. (April Siler)
Since his loss of life, Narcisse’s physique has been at Davis Funeral Houses, in line with his sister.
Siler mentioned they’ve but to bury him as a result of Victims of Crime Fund not receiving a police report on the incident from NLVPD.
State lawmakers created the fund within the Sixties to assist crime victims with medical payments and funeral prices. Claims cannot exceed $35,000.
Siler mentioned their mom died just a few months earlier than Narcisse and their father died in January, so they’re in a tricky monetary place.
“As of two weeks ago, [the Victims of Crime Fund] stated that it is still pending due to the fact that it is still under quote, unquote investigation. And I’m not understanding that,” Siler mentioned.
NLVPD has not responded to a request for remark relating to the discharge of the police report.
8 Information Now spoke with the Victims of Crime Fund over the telephone after interviewing Siler and a consultant mentioned the group would work with Narcisse’s household to repair the scenario.
In line with state legislation, a lot of the cash within the Victims of Crime Fund comes from property seized from these convicted of crimes.
