34-year-old parolee Melvin Alexander arrested for a fatal shooting in an east Las Vegas vacant apartment; charged with murder with a deadly weapon.

34-year-old Melvin Alexander, a parolee with a past of larceny and firearm offenses, was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in an east Las Vegas vacant apartment on August 15. Alexander has been charged with murder with a deadly weapon and is due in court on September 3. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Homicide department is leading the ongoing investigation into the incident.