nitrous oxide gas
Coverage of nitrous oxide gas in the Nexus archive.
- Stray bullet kills mother eating ice cream with daughter in truck, police say
Karla Abarca was killed by a stray bullet while sitting in a truck with her daughter, Lisa, at an intersection. The shooting occurred during a confrontation initiated by suspect Francisco Chairez-Hernandez, who allegedly inhaled nitrous oxide gas, or “whippets.” One of the rifle rounds fired during the altercation struck Abarca.
- Stray bullet kills mother eating ice cream with daughter in truck, police say
Karla Abarca was shot and killed by a stray bullet while waiting at an intersection in Las Vegas with her daughter, Lisa. The shooting resulted from an escalating confrontation involving suspect Francisco Chairez-Hernandez, who had been actively inhaling nitrous oxide gas. Chairez-Hernandez fled the scene but later returned and confessed to police that he went back to search for his ring.