Emergency calls describe the moments after the fatal shooting on I-15

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Channel 13 has received 911 calls regarding the fatal shooting that occurred in the southbound lanes of I-15 on Thursday, August 8.

The calls help paint a clearer picture of the deadly night and the help that nearby motorists provided to the shooting victim.

Operator: “Do you need police, fire department or paramedic?”

Caller: “I'm here on Highway 15, just before Flamingo Road… There's a man, he's not feeling very well. He's bleeding from the mouth. Looks like he's having a seizure.”

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to a shooting on I-15 north of Flamingo Road.

When officers arrived, they found Darin Algee lying on the ground next to his SUV with numerous gunshot wounds.

In an initial statement on the investigation, Metro said it believed someone from another car shot at Algee at least once, hitting him and causing him to crash into the median.

Caller: “I think he's shot.”

Operator: “Say that again.”

Caller: “Where is it?”

Operator: “Did you say someone was shot?”

Caller: “Yes, someone was shot on the southbound highway.”

Operator: “Okay, tell me exactly what happened.”

Caller: “I just saw a car crash in front of me. They say he was shot. He's bleeding heavily from his mouth and back.”

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“We also know that the unknown suspect and the suspect's vehicle were traveling southbound on I-15 in the HOV lane on the left side of our victim's vehicle,” said Homicide Lt. Jason Johansson.

During the 9-1-1 calls, the operator can be heard giving the caller instructions on how to stop Algee's bleeding while Algee's wife and child plead for help.

Operator: “Is the person who shot him still nearby?

Caller: “No, they moved on.”

Operator: “Where was he shot?

Caller: “On his back.”

Operator: “I will give you instructions on how to stop the bleeding. You must put your shirt on now. [on] his wound and press it down firmly.”

Shortly after the operator gives these instructions, the caller can be heard saying that emergency services have arrived at the scene of the accident.

Algee was taken to hospital but did not survive.

“My children love and miss him very much, I love and miss him very much,” said Lasha Bowie, Algee's wife.

Channel 13 spoke to Bowie and her son a few days after the shooting.

Bowie said she was married to Algee for nearly 14 years and recently moved from Texas to Las Vegas to be closer to her family, whose help she could enlist during this difficult time.

“It's a great family, we just stick together,” Bowie said. “We support each other in everything. We just help me get to the places I need to go.”

She adds that the vehicle Algee was driving was the family car and that now that it is damaged, she must rely on her family to get around the community with her five children.

Bowie said her husband was the primary breadwinner and she was worried about how she would cope in the future.

“We just moved here and don’t have much,” she said.

Her son also said a few words.

​“It's going to be hard to go through this without him, but I'm going to stay strong for him and keep doing what he wanted to do and be there for my family and continue to make him proud while he watches over me,” he said.

In another 911 call, a woman claiming to be Algee's mother calls police about her son's case.

She said she called Metro because Algee's wife had not provided any information about the case.

When Channel 13 interviewed Lasha at home, she also refused to reveal any details about the night, saying she did not want to jeopardize the investigation.

Another person also called Metro after the shooting and said they may have dashcam video of the incident. It is not clear if Metro investigators recorded the dashcam footage.

This is an ongoing investigation led by the LVMPD Homicide Unit.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the LVMPD Homicide Unit by phone at (702) 828-3521 or by email at [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at (702) 385-5555 or online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.