Suspect drove around with dead girlfriend for nearly two hours after ‘accidentally’ killing her, police say
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Julio Vasquez allegedly told police he was ‘testing’ Gissell Perez when the gun went off during an argument. A Las Vegas man drove around with his dead girlfriend, who was buckled into his passenger seat, for almost two hours after “accidentally” shooting her in the head, police say.
![[Gissell Perez and Julio Vasquez were in an “on again off again” and “toxic” relartionship, the defendant’s friend told police]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/17/newFile.jpg)
Julio Vasquez, 24, was arrested in the eastern section of Las Vegas, just a few miles from the world famous strip, on Sunday. The body of 24-year-old Gissell Perez, who worked with differently abled children, was found inside the suspect’s blue Ford Mustang, according to an arrest report.
Vasquez was later charged with the open murder and disobeying a police officer, before appearing in court on Wednesday morning, according to Clark County records. As a result, he was remanded without bail. Vasquez phoned a friend at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday asking to meet her in the desert to help to get rid of a body, according to police documents.
The woman, who remains anonymous, urged the defendant to take Perez to the hospital. Vasquez refused over fears he would be seen on camera, authorities said. The friend dialed 911 almost 45 minutes later and told dispatchers that Vasquez, who she said appeared “panicked,” had shot his girlfriend and was driving around with her body in the eastern part of the city, per the documents.
