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Curtis Hart convicted in fatal Downtown Las Vegas business shooting
A Clark County jury found Curtis Hart guilty in the Jan. 13 killing at a business near Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard and selected life without parole. Hart is scheduled for formal sentencing Dec. 2; a second defendant faces robbery-related charges.
A Clark County jury found Curtis Hart guilty Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a man inside a Downtown Las Vegas business and chose a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to court records and police information reported Wednesday.
The shooting was reported at about 10:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in the 200 block of West Utah Avenue, near Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds inside a business; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hart was already held at the Clark County Detention Center on unrelated charges when he was rebooked on a murder charge Jan. 21, records show. The jury’s sentencing options included 50 years in prison with parole eligibility after 20 years, life with parole eligibility after 20 years, and life without parole.
Hart is due to be formally sentenced Dec. 2. Marshel Busby, who was also arrested in connection with the case, is no longer charged with murder and instead faces robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery charges. His sentencing is scheduled for January 2027.