The woman accused of deliberately driving onto a packed sidewalk along the famed Las Vegas Strip was “stoic” after the tragedy, telling a parking attendant what she had done and asking him to call 911, authorities said Monday.
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Lakeisha Holloway, 24, will be charged with murder with a deadly weapon and other charges related to the incident Sunday evening that left one person dead and dozens injured. District Attorney Steven Wolfson, who said formal charges would be filed late Monday or Tuesday, added that it was too early to determine whether the death penalty could or would be sought.
“The videos obviously show intention,” Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a Monday press conference. But he reiterated that there was no indication the case involved terrorism.
Lombardo put the number of injured at 35 and said three people remained in critical condition. The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the person killed as Jessica Valenzuela, 32, of Buckeye, Ariz.
The tragedy unfolded on Las Vegas Boulevard, steps away from the Planet Hollywood resort where the 2015 Miss Universe pageant was crowning a winner before a live audience and TV audiences around the world. Lombardo said video from bystanders and businesses shows the car roaring onto the sidewalk at least twice, smashing into panicked pedestrians. Some fought back, jumping on the car and pounding on it in an effort to make her stop, Lombardo said.
