LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A shocking video 8 News Now obtained shows the moments a carpet cleaner was gunned down in the southwest Las Vegas valley in what police described as a random killing.
Kayla Alery, 27, was indicted on July 31 by a Clark County Grand Jury.
A ride-share driver parked inside an apartment complex near Fort Apache Road and Twain Avenue captured video of the March 26 shooting.
“Sh**, holy sh**,” the driver is heard saying on video. “Oh my God.”
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department identified the person shot and killed as 41-year-old Raul Cardoza-Lopez. He was at the apartment complex with his brother giving a resident an estimate on a carpet cleaning job.
“This appears to be a random incident, completely innocent hard-working human being,” Metro Lt. Jason Johannson said in March. “He was here at work. He was shot and killed while doing his job.”
8 News Now obtained three videos that the Clark County District Attorney’s office submitted to a grand jury as part of the evidence for its case. Kayla Alery, 27, is charged in the death of Cardoza-Lopez.
Police alleged that Alery immediately ran out of the complex armed with a gun after shooting Cardoza-Lopez. She was eventually located by a Metro helicopter.
“He’s running, we’re going to go at him to make sure he doesn’t run away,” officers said over the radio.
In the shooting’s aftermath, officers described the suspect as a man.
“Hands up, he’s walking toward units now,” an officer said. “He does have something heavy in his front hoodie pocket, just so you know.”
Video from the police helicopter shows Alery surrounded by police with their guns drawn. She gets down to her knees and police find a handgun tucked in her waistband.
According to records from the Nevada Department of Corrections, Alery was paroled from prison in December of 2023 and ordered not to have any weapons.
Alery told officers she didn’t remember where she got the gun.
Court documents show the Clark County District Attorney’s office may be seeking the death penalty against Alery.
