several red lights. why police say he was racing away from officers. this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. we're starting off with some breaking news. police are on the scene of two separate homicides.... that happened within an hour of each other. i'm john huck i'm christine maddela. the first happened just before 7-30 at an apartment complex near pecos and lake mead. metro police say they found a young man in his late teens, early twenties dead in the middle of the courtyard. he had been shot several times. witnesses say they saw a man wearing a hoodie running from the scene. police are not sure yet if the victim lived in those apartments. and about an hour later, police were called out to a deadly stabbing on santa rita drive near at las vegas boulevard and saint louis avenue. police say the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. they say he and another man got into a fight inside this home... when the suspect stabbed the victim several times. they say two or three other people were inside the house and know who the suspect is. police are

suspect... who police say may be with a female. three more people have been arrested in connection with the armed militia group that seized a remote federal wildlife refuge in oregon. one of the militant members was killed last night in a shootout with the federal agents. officials say ammon bundy and other members of the militant group refused to surrender during a traffic stop. police say it isn't clear who fired first... but the group's spokesman lavoy finicum was shot and killed. fox5's cyndi lundeberg spoke to ammon bundy's father cliven about what happened last night... and how the group will continue to fight for their cause. cyndi- cliven buundy tells me hs spent his day in arizona consoling the family of lavoy finnicum he calls lavoy a good friend a great father and a great american he says what happened to him was nothing short of cold blooded murder bb- he left with his hands in the air he was pleading do not shoot we have women in the car the bundy family describes what they say were the last moments of lavoy

cb lavoy was only exercising his first amendment rights he was no threat to anybody cliven bundy says he has not spoken with his sons ryan and ammon since their arrest tuesday night but has spoken to the people they were with. cb they killed this man shot him like three times he got on the ground then they shot him lik 3-4 more times what kind of human with a dead man there you what kind of person does this? thats the person we are fed up with the cattle rancher tells fox 5 he believes authorities wanted to kill more people including his sons cliven bundy employs a personal bodyguard 24-7 to be a witness in case anything were to happen to him... cb: were tired of it were very tired of it and we arent going to put up with it no more while many people may be afraid going forward the bundy's say it's out of their hands bb there comes a point when you just have to turn yourself over to

lead me because its bigger than us its bigger than us this family says finnicums deathis only the beginning and vows as they say to continue fighting for every american's rights in nevadaoregon. and across the country. bbit didn't really phase us because we know this fight is worth fighting and the cause is true and just cb get out of here federal government and quit killing our people cyndi tag cliven bundy tells me his family is on a no fly list so at least for now they will not be traveling to oregon. cyndi lundeberg ffnll anchor tag the bundys say public defenders

ryan and ammon, and they don't different lawyer it's pointless and a waste of money. cliven bundy also added he typically himself in court. people are taking message to the streets as they mourn his death. shows us his vigil demand answers in the investigation. this group of people behind me came out to this hotel, to honor life of lavoy finicum tonight is not about the politics of what happened but honoring the life of something they know and love. some of these people standing huddled together outside of the silver spur motel say knew la-voy finicum and are angry about what happened to him. diana holtels /original stander :28 lavoy finicum was killed in cold blood in ambush, good man, righteous man, someone needs to be held accountable for death. a lot of these people - here tonight - say they simply wanted to share their support during this difficult time.

supporter 1:42ive been studying and reading since it happened since in custody, everything hes said or put online is truth, 100 percent agree with motion fully. this group of several dozens of people say they wanted to honor the former spokesperson for the armed militant group occupying the towns wildlife refuge after they heard from family he was the one killed in the shoot out on highway 395. (wide shot over this 1:08 in jesus name amen) after some prayer - and words - said among the group - they took to the streets of burns. waving signs - holding their candles - making sure . :43 they were on the side of right someone needs to be held accountable he was murdered plain and simple kait tag: after walk around town, group came back to hotel to pay respects one more time family just happens be watching this, want to know their thoughts are with them. reporting in harney county kb f120.ryone out on main street knew and understood -

the cause. a sacrifice hope to honor tonight. ammon bundy is urging followers at the wildlife refuge to leave... according to his attorney. the attorney asked the federal government to not prosecute anyone who wants to leave... and says the battle now goes to courtrooms. police say a suspected drunk driver is to blame... in a brutal crash that killed a woman instantly. this happened at three this morning, at rainbow and spring mountain. metro says officers approached a stopped s-u-v where the driver appeared to be asleep. officers parked their cars around the s-u-v so it wouldn't roll. the driver woke up, and sped off... hitting some of the metro cars. police say the driver blasted through several red lights, and hit a nissan. the 43-year-old woman in that car was killed... and the driver has life-threatening injuries. : "their cars collided and i saw car parts go

car flip i think i saw him get ejected from the vehicle i think thats what i saw. " metro says the driver is 33-year- old victor sandoval. the crash shut down the intersection for more than six hours. this is metro's ninth traffic related fatality this year. the suspect accused of waving a gun on the strip appeared in court this morning in a blue blanket and a spit hood. he moaned and hummed loudly throughout the proceedings. "suspect moans and hums " bail was set at two million dollars for kahleal black. police say on friday night, black aimed an empty gun at tourists and officers. a metro officer shot at him, but missed. a child was grazed by a bullet. black's brother came to court for support today, and tells fox5 black has a history of mental illness. "i've seen the video. i would just hope they don't charge him as a criminal like he did it on purpose, charge him as a mentaly ill person." "he's not violent at all, he's a big teddy

court appearance is scheduled for february third. cases like this put a spotlight on mental healthcare in nevada, and where improvements can be made. we spoke to a psychologist who says they can only do so much, if a person doesn't want help. people who follow the steps get better. people who want to get better, follow the process, get better. but there's people out there who don't want to get better. dr. louis mortillaro says people who stop taking their medicine can experience hallucinations. people often have multiple issues with mental illness like addiction... which can make it difficult to seek he would like to emphasis in schools and home management. metro police of a weekend shooting... in hopes someone will recognize the suspect's truck. police say on saturday around four-30 in the morning, a newer model black pickup truck pulled up alongside a man on a bicycle at owens and nellis. the driver fired several rounds at the man on the bike, then took off. died at the

metro says the truck is a 2014 or 2015 full size chevrolet silverado, or g- m-c sierra. postal inspectors are setting up cameras where people are stealing mail in hopes of catching the thieves. " anytime someone breaks into a mailbox, they're breaking the law. our job as postal inspectors is to enforce the law when it comes to the mail, postal employees, and postal customers " postal inspectors released these images of a theft near buffalo and west charleston. they believe a man acts as a look-out, while the woman steals the mail. this particular theft happened on friday night. if you have information on any of these incidents, call crimestoppers at 702-385-55-55. parents were warned about an attempted abduction, near a northeast valley school. a letter was sent home to parents at o'callaghan middle school.... after school officials say two students were approached by an adult male as they were walking

the man then the students if they wanted a ride a letter was also sent to parents of brookman school. the night canvassing streets... to count the number of homeless people living in our valley. this homeless census count is done each year. it helps our grants used to help the homeless population. volunteers are trained to not disturb anyone. instead, they observe how many there are... and conditions are like. "it also gives us a picture of the homelesness in our community and it shows us what kind of challenges we face and our efforts to eliminate homelesness." " a separate count was done today for homeless teenagers. last year's census found more than 75 hundred people staying in shelters or the streets. it was red out contiditions tonight at the thomas and mack.... the runnin rebels taking on a tough opponent.... with big implications for the rest of the season.

and some fans now hold the lucky lottery tickets... to get into the super bowl! how much money those tickets are starting at... and the crack down on knock-off game gear. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is

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the runnin' rebels were back in action tonight taking on one of the best teams in the conference - boise state. and they asked everyone to "red

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the schedule doesn't get any easier for the runnin' rebels. conference leading san diego state comes to town for a saturday game that tips off at 5:00. some denver broncos fans won the lottery of a lifetime... seeing their team play in the super bowl! "(men) "oh we're going! we're going... ha ha ha." "oh i know we've got some excellent seats. so grateful, feeling blessed." "they're all excellent when they're actually in the stadium." "ha ha ha yes." " the team says the lottery is the fair way to distribute the limited number of super bowl

while most people say they'll use the tickets themselves... others will try and sell them for a profit. super bowl seats start at 12 hundred dollars. and over in charlotte, panthers fans looking for inexpensive super bowl memorabilia... are finding a lot of knock-offs. these shirts don't feature any trade-marked logos, and they change popular phrases like "keep pounding" to "carolina pounding". police are cracking down on venders who do sell anything with a logo without permission. we're getting in our warmups now... for the big game 10-k run festival. and we hope you'll run with us! fox5 and our take 5 to care partners are teaming up with goodie two shoes for this race. you can choose your distance...5 or 10 k. run or walk with us sunday- february 7th in downtown las vegas. registration includes entrance to health expos, a tailgate and a big game viewing party. to register, visit fox5 vegas.com and click on take 5

now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty the warm up for us from thursday through saturday is on track with mid to upper 60s expected. saturday afternoon we'll see southwest gusts to 25 mph with increasing clouds. area showers are expected on sunday with the best chance being in the afternoon. we'll see a high of just 58 degrees on sunday. sunday will also feature gusts to 25 mph at times. we keep the chance of showers for at least the first half of monday with stronger gusts to 40 mph possible from the northwest. we'll see highs around 50 with lows around 35 for much of next week.

through saturday is on track with mid to upper 60s expected. saturday afternoon we'll see southwest gusts to 25 mph with increasing clouds. area showers are expected on sunday with the best chance being in the afternoon. we'll see a high of just 58 degrees on sunday. sunday will also feature gusts to 25 mph at times. we keep the chance of showers for at least the first half of monday with stronger gusts to 40 mph possible from the northwest. we'll see highs around 50 with lows around

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foundation has a goal of saving more lives than ever. how the organization is teaming up with the district attorney and veterinarians... to find more homes and bring justice to abused pets. faster cell service is causing issues for emergency response teams mesquite... how it is all stemming from a cell phone

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the animal foundation has a plan... to save as many pets' lives as possible. today, shelter announced its plans to become a no-kill shelter... and discussed what it will take to get this status. "they looked at me with those soft, passionate eyes saying please take me home." their faces tug at your heartstrings... nats of barking saving all animals.. it's the goal of mission impossible 2020... a five-year plan the animal foundation hopes will bring them closer to becoming a no-kill shelter.... christine robinson, executive director, the animal foundation "it includes a whole array of programs to help us achieve that goal over the next five years." executive director christine robinson says the plan comes with improvements to medical treatments and a

intervention program that has already prevented 450 animals from entering the shelter, by giving local families resources to keep them. the effort is one local and city leaders are behind-- and also includes a plan to spay and neuter "community cats" "we call it tnr trap neuter return. returning fixed ferals to the community is already helping in councilman bob coffin's neighborhood.... because the cats... eat the rats... which prevents them from doing millions in property damage. bob coffin, las vegas city council "we don't want to kill every stray animal that comes out. we hate the fact that we've got probably the leading city in the nation for abandoned pets no we don't like that reputation and people generally don't want to do that, but they don't know how to stop it." and not just abandoned pets... but also... abusedand mistreated pets. that's where the district attorney's office comes into play. steve wolfson, clark county district attorney "i had to appoint a deputy district attorney about a year ago to specialize in the prosecution of animal abusers and i'm sorry to say

with more than 10- thousand adoptions last year, the intention is to continue to give all animals forever homes. just in the half hour i've been here i've been able to touch about a dozen animals. none of them were aggressive. none of them were anything but wanting to go home. the animal foundation also launched a website to increase transparency and allow the public to track the progress of the program. we'll have a link posted with this story on our website, fox5 vegas dot com. americans are finding more creative ways to make a living... beyond the typical 40 hour work- week. for the first time in a decade... the u-s department of labor will try to figure out how many people work an "in demand" job... something we see a lot of in las vegas. these jobs include gigs like being an uber driver, selling things on ebay or other sites, or renting out rooms for travelers. the last time the government collected this type of information was in 2005... before social media and

careers really take off. it's estimated between five and 30 percent of americans work "in demand" jobs... many say they can't beat the convenience of working when they want. lawmakers are fighting to get more medical options for veterans. how their efforts will make medical marijuana more accessible... and the studies they

some 9-1-1 calls from cell phones in mesquite, are getting re-routed to las vegas after a recent a-t-and-t upgrade. according to the spectrum of saint george... when the company switched to a faster service, it caused some emergency calls to be sent to the las vegas dispatch center. mesquite callers are told to say where they are, and stay on the line. calls will be transfered back to mesquite. v-a doctors aren't allowed to marijuana to veterans under a directive. that ban expires in just a few days... and some lawmakers are opportunity to re-examine the rule. extend medical marijuana to states where it doesn't exist. it would say in states where it is legal, doctors who are treating veterans should have the option of even talking about it, and recommending it." congresswoman dina titus says she would like to see more testing done on medical