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3rd Arrest Made In 'Russian Roulette' Death In Henderson

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a third teenager is in custody in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in what has been attributed to a deadly game of "Russian roulette."

Henderson police Officer Scott Williams said the male arrested as a juvenile late Wednesday could face charges as an adult including tampering with evidence and accessory to murder.

Two other teens, ages 16 and 17, were arrested June 8.

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They appeared Thursday as adults with their lawyers before a Henderson judge who scheduled a July 2 preliminary hearing of evidence.

The Associated Press is not naming the teens because they are juveniles.

Court documents say police obtained video of the body of Matthew Minkler in a kitchen of an abandoned house hours before it was found in a closet with an expletive reference to his name spray-painted on the door.