Man yanks shopper’s gun away and shoots him dead in store, Las Vegas cops say

An accused assailant wrestled away another man’s open-carry firearm inside a Las Vegas store and shot him dead with it, Nevada police reported.

The shopper was standing in line with his purchases when Kyle Capucci, 36, entered acting erratically on Friday, May 23, police said in a news release.

Capucci had a “short interaction” with a store employee, then lunged for the shopper’s firearm at his waist, police said.

The two struggled, and Capucci obtained the firearm and fatally shot the owner, police said. Capucci dropped the firearm and ran away, according to police.

Police and emergency crews were called at 4:48 pm., the release said. They pronounced the shopper dead at the scene.

Officers arrested Capucci without incident a short time later on a charge of murder, police said.

Police did not release the identity of the man who was killed.

They ask anyone with information to call 702-828-3521.

This story was originally published May 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM with the headline "Man yanks shopper’s gun away and shoots him dead in store, Las Vegas cops say."