Suspected getaway driver in slaying of Las Vegas mom is named
LAS VEGAS - Authorities say they are seeking a 26-year-old man suspected of being the getaway driver in a shooting in a Las Vegas cul-de-sac that killed a mother of four and led to the arrest of a 19-year-old neighbor.
Prosecutor David Stanton told a judge Friday that police are looking for 24-year-old Derrick Andrews and hope to have him in custody by the end of the day.
An indictment names Andrews for the first time in the death of 44-year-old Tammy Meyers and adds a conspiracy count to charges already pending against Erich Milton Nowsch Jr.
Both men now face murder, attempted murder, conspiracy and firing a weapon from a vehicle charges.
Nowsch has pleaded not guilty.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has said prosecutors may seek the death penalty.
The Feb. 12 shooting was initially characterized as road rage after Meyers' family initially claimed the 44-year-old and her 15-year-old daughter were followed home after a crash and confrontation. Police later said there was no crash and that Meyers went home after the confrontation, picked up her adult son - who was armed - and went looking for the person involved in the confrontation. This resulted in an alleged shootout between Meyers' son and Nowsch.
Meyers died at a hospital two days later, on Valentine's Day.
Police have said Meyers and Nowsch knew each other prior to the shooting and that they lived in the same neighborhood.
Nowsch's attorneys have said the 19-year-old acted in self-defense.
CBS affiliate KLAS-TV reports grand jury transcripts in the case indicate the shooting may have been the result of confusion over two similar cars.