Former Nevada state senator's son killed in shooting at North Las Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The son of a former Nevada state senator was killed Thursday at a North Las Vegas casino, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
Na'onche Osborne, 23, of North Las Vegas, was shot to death at approximately 4:30 a.m. Thursday at Aliante Casino in North Las Vegas, Clark County officials confirmed Saturday. In 2022, Democratic State Sen. Pat Spearman identified Osborne as her son following his arrest for a shooting in her home.
Spearman, who served several terms in the Legislature, lost a bid for mayor of North Las Vegas in 2022. Voters first elected her to the Nevada State in 2012.
Police arrested Osborne, then 21, on Oct. 20, 2022, following a shooting at her home in the 4100 block of Erinbird Avenue, near Elkhorn Road and Decatur Boulevard.
Last Thursday, Aerion Warmsley, 19, allegedly killed Osborne, who officers found dead in the casino's garage. Warmsley left the scene before officers arrived.
Hours later, Warmsley led Las Vegas-area police on a chase that included the carjackings of at least three drivers, and a crash into a bus stop, officers said. The chase reached speeds above 100 miles per hour.
On Thursday, LVMPD Undersheriff Andy Walsh detailed the pursuit, which began in the northeast valley at Cheyenne Avenue and Queen Street with a report of a stolen car approximately three hours after the deadly shooting. It led to a crash near Spring Mountain Road and Interstate 15.
Another person was carjacked soon after, and Metro police tracked that vehicle to downtown. Another carjacking occurred at a fast food drive-thru, before the suspect finally crashed into a bus stop at Boulder Highway and Tropicana Avenue.
Warmsley faces charges of open murder and robbery, both felonies. He is being held without bail at the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center.
In that incident, Osborne shot his cousin, David Spearman, in the home, records said. A prior shooting at the home involving Osborne on Sept. 1, 2022, went unreported until the October incident, according to North Las Vegas police.
For the 2022 case, a judge sentenced Osborne to a year in county jail and pay restitution, records said.
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