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Las Vegas police seek shooter who robbed man at ATM: ‘He shot me for $40'
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police need help finding the young man who robbed and shot a man at an ATM earlier this year, leaving him for dead for $40.
The shooting happened on March 10 at an ATM on North Las Vegas Boulevard near Cheyenne Avenue. Bryson Chen, 22, was driving home from work when he decided to stop and take out $40 in cash for gas.
'In the corner of my eye, I see the person walking up behind me, and that's when he pulled out the gun,' Chen said.
Chen threw his wallet at the thief, who also took the $40 Chen withdrew. The young man then shot Chen once in the abdomen. The bullet entered and exited Chen's body, requiring two surgeries, Chen said.
'I pulled $40 for gas, and he basically took my wallet and $40,' Chen said. 'He shot me for $40.'
The case is one of just a handful of unsolved shooting cases under the purview of Metro's new Violent Gun Crime Unit. The department launched the unit last fall to solve shooting cases where a victim survives.
'He's a good person who was in the wrong place at the wrong time,' Capt. Michelle Tavarez, who oversees the unit, said. 'We're hoping by getting the word out there, somebody will see this picture and recognize who this subject is. And we'll be able to get him off the streets and hopefully get the justice for our victim that he deserves.'
Metro provided photos of the shooting suspect, who they described as a young Black man with dreadlocks and glasses.
'Live your best life, I guess, because you never know when you're going to die,' Chen said.
Anyone with information was asked to call LVMPD at 702-828-3111. Anonymous tips can always be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 702-385-5555 or by visiting
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