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Arrest made in shooting death of Missouri State football player

Posted at 12:54 PM, Jan 15, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-17 20:42:04-05

UPDATE 1/17/2017 7:00PM: Two people have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of 18-year-old Richard Nelson, a freshman on the Missouri State University football team. 

37-year-old Tianna Thomas, also known as Tianna Douglas, is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon. A 17-year-old was also arrested. The second suspect's name has not been released but Las Vegas police say Thomas is his mother. 

ORIGINAL STORY 1/15/2017:

A Missouri State freshman tailback was shot and killed in his hometown of Las Vegas Saturday night, according to a report by KY3.

Richard Nelson, 18, was shot at least twice during a street fight around 7:35 p.m. He was transported to a hospital where he later died.

The incident is being investigated and more details will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.

Nelson’s profile on the Missouri State Bears website says he earned second-team all-state honors as a senior running back and linebacker for Las Vegas Chaparral High School in 2015. He rushed for 558 yards and 10 touchdowns, catching 15 passes for 279 yards and 4 TDs as a senior.

He was majoring in Occupational Therapy.

A GoFundMe page has been setup to help pay for Nelson's funeral services. 

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