Police spent a year searching for a murder suspect – then they found him sitting in his high school class

A Las Vegas teenager was arrested at his high school, nearly a year after he allegedly shot and killed a marijuana dealer.

Lequan Harrison faces multiple charges, including open murder, which is a combination of first- and second-degree murder, and discharge of a firearm in connection with the killing of 19-year-old Angel Solis, who was shot and killed on Oct. 23, 2023, according to CLASS.

Las Vegas police say Solis was sitting in a parked car in a parking lot on Boulder Highway for a planned drug deal when he was shot. A handgun and two bags of marijuana were found in the car.

A witness told police that Solis called the marijuana buyer via Instagram and the person directed him to drive to a certain part of the parking lot, according to KLAS. The two men met Solis, who sold them a bag of marijuana.

The men left but returned a few minutes later and fired several shots into the car, the witness said.

Police searched Harrison's apartment, which was not far from the crime scene, and found a gun box and a cleaning kit. They also searched his phone and found evidence of the “Boulder Highway Shooting” the day after the murder, according to court documents obtained by KLAS.

Harrison was arrested during the search but denied any involvement. He later changed his story and said there was another person and that he ran when he heard the shots. The teenager gave them information that was never made public.

“There were messages in Harrison's phone asking if everyone was 'fine' and talking about getting rid of a gun the morning after the shooting,” police said.

Police obtained surveillance video and data from multiple Instagram accounts, including one in which Harrison reportedly sent messages “about a robbery.”

Harrison was in evening classes at a Southeast Valley high school on Sept. 19 when the FBI and police arrested him.

The teen is being held without bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 7.