> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Las Vegas Teen Killed in Arts District Shooting - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/las-vegas-teen-killed-in-arts-district-shooting/ - Published: 2026-10-07T20:30:41.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-07T20:30:41.000Z - Description: Two others were injured at the October iteration of the monthly First Fridays art festival. - Author: Anna Lee - Tags: News, Las Vegas A fatal shooting in the Las Vegas Arts District claimed the life of 15-year-old Carth Onasi Jacobs-Rodgers during the First Friday arts festival on Tuesday, October 6. Officers heard gunshots at the monthly event at around 10:17 pm, according to a [report](https://www.lvmpd.com/Home/Components/News/News/3174/263?ref=hyperallergic.com) from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The shooting left two individuals injured, while Jacobs-Rodgers was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to local outlet [*8News*](https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-mayor-issues-statement-on-first-friday-deadly-triple-shooting/?ref=hyperallergic.com). A 17-year-old suspect was arrested and taken into custody and faces charges of murder with a deadly weapon and two counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon. "This is just a shock for everyone," Alexxis Ryan, who performed with her band, The X-Flowers, during the event and departed shortly before the gunshots, told *Hyperallergic*. “It’s important that our community comes together right now.” The First Friday Foundation welcomes artists and local vendors to participate in the festival each month. The [October iteration](https://www.ffflv.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com) featured a public mural by local artist Black Sheep One, an artist residency gallery exhibition, and live painting with local creatives. "This is not what is intended at First Friday, and it is unacceptable," Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley said in a statement to *Hyperallergic*. "The city is working with metro police, the First Friday Foundation, and stakeholders to explore what changes can be made." "There are many ideas, and we will explore them to determine what will be the best outcome for everyone in the arts district," Berkley added. Event organizers confirmed the shooting in an [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeB4WBKJrOe/?hl=en&ref=hyperallergic.com) post, adding that they are putting all future events on pause until they determine the appropriate response. The foundation has not yet replied to *Hyperallergic*’s request for comment. The shooting comes less than a month after a 16-year-old bystander was killed during a [First Friday event](https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/manassas-pauses-october-first-friday-event-after-deadly-shooting-downtown-virginia-prince-william-county/65-01e4f2b9-ecfb-48ce-a17a-077205374551?ref=hyperallergic.com) in Manassas, Virginia, which swiftly prompted calls for gun reform. Similar tragedies in [schools](https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-students-stage-walkout-to-protest-school-shootings/?ref=hyperallergic.com), [houses of worship](https://www.voanews.com/a/obama-shooting-victims-relatives-have-unimaginable-faith/2830440.html?ref=hyperallergic.com), [grocery stores](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/news/local/buffalo-demands-action-at-supermarket-shooting-vigil/3688532/?ref=hyperallergic.com), and other public areas have stoked nationwide campaigns against gun violence. Las Vegas also became the site of the [largest and deadliest mass shooting](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mgm-resorts-sells-land-las-vegas-strip-was-site-2017-massacre-rcna63791?ref=hyperallergic.com) in US history in 2017, when a gunman opened fire on concertgoers below his hotel room, killing 60 people and injuring over 800\. As [harrowing footage](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeB7h9puB%5Fi/?hl=en&ref=hyperallergic.com) from Friday's event makes its rounds across social media, showing crowds fleeing from the district and police officers congregating around the scene, many have called for organizers to [enforce an age restriction](https://www.facebook.com/lasvegasfood/posts/after-a-deadly-shooting-at-first-friday-should-las-vegas-rethink-the-rules-for-m/1762624102538359/) for the event and [heighten security measures](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeBuDkYPtL3/?ref=hyperallergic.com). [LVMPD](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd-Clt4DNMV/?img%5Findex=1&ref=hyperallergic.com) circulated a curfew notice on social media before the event, reminding parents that minors must be accompanied in the downtown area between 9 pm and 5 am, although First Friday events remain open and accessible to all ages. "It's important for teenagers and young children to have a place to go, but everyone needs to be safe," Ryan said.