4 Las Vegas High School Students Charged With Murder as Adults in Classmate’s Fatal Beating

A makeshift memorial for a high school student lines a fence along an alleyway near Rancho High School in eastern Las Vegas on Nov. 15, 2023. Rio Yamat/AP Photo

LAS VEGAS—Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with murder in the deadly beating of their schoolmate, a fight that was captured on cellphone video and has been widely shared across social media.

The two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds are charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit battery.