Otis Lee Turner, 28, was found fatally shot on the shoulder of Walnut Road near Alto Avenue in Las Vegas in the early hours of August 23, 2018. A passing driver discovered his body around 12:30 a.m. and initially thought it was a hit-and-run; first responders determined Turner had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and the Clark County coroner ruled his death a homicide. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detectives worked to reconstruct Turner’s final movements without eyewitnesses. Surveillance footage played a crucial role in identifying a suspect and led to an arrest warrant for 36-year-old Johnny A. Wilson. Acting on information from Las Vegas police, the Nebraska State Patrol located Wilson on a Greyhound bus bound for Omaha; SWAT officers took him into custody in Lincoln, Nebraska, without incident.

Turner was born February 2, 1990, in San Diego and moved to Las Vegas at about age 13. He was a father to a son and a daughter and was remembered by family for his laugh, smile, and big personality. If anyone knew Otis Turner or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.