Bail arguments were delayed Monday for a teen accused of shooting a boy while attempting to steal a girl’s handbag.
Jose Juarez, 17, and two other juveniles are suspected of searching parks for robbery victims and carrying out the killing.
The victim was Julio Bravo , also 17. The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. Sept. 15 in the basketball court area of East Las Vegas Family Park, near East Washington Avenue and North Lamb Boulevard.
The other two teens’ identities have not been released because the court has not yet certified them as adults.
Defense attorney Dowon Kang asked to reserve the bail hearing until after the preliminary hearing, scheduled for Oct. 2.
Court records show Juarez remains detained due to the murder charge he faces.
Kang said after court that at this point, his c