Las Vegas High School Student Beaten to Death by 10 Classmates Between 13 and 17, Police Say

Las Vegas High School Student Beaten to Death by 10 Classmates Between 13 and 17, Police Say
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
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LAS VEGAS—A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner from campus by 10 of his classmates between the ages of 13 and 17, a prearranged fight that authorities said broke out over a pair of headphones and a vape pen.

But police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said that detectives think the victim wasn’t originally supposed to be involved in the brawl, which the students agreed would take place after classes were done for the day at Rancho High School in eastern Las Vegas.