Las Vegas teen thug, 16, is charged with shooting innocent dogwalker who was caught in the cross-fire of gang dispute

A Las Vegas teen has been charged with killing an innocent woman who was caught in the crossfire of a gang fight while walking her dogs.

Kevin Perez-Stubbs, 16, is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He was arrested last May, when he was 15.

Prosecutors say it is Stubbs who appears in grainy surveillance video of the attack.

The gunman hangs out of a window before firing a fatal shot Shawna McCowan, a 43-year-old walking her dogs.

After the attack, prosecutors said he searched for news articles about the woman’s death.

According to a police report, the shooting stemmed from an earlier argument between two teenagers at a nearby apartment complex.

A teenager had accused another of stealing his Polymer80 slide rifle, which was later recovered near the apartments.

In addition to being linked to the shooting, the gun was also seen in videos posted to social media where Stubbs-Perez brandished it and pointed it at the camera.

Polymer80 is the largest manufacturer of non-serialized ‘ghost gun’ parts, which are untraceable if used in a crime.

Police identified McCowan as an innocent bystander who was walking on the same sidewalk as two teenagers targeted in a drive-by shooting.

A man who identified himself as McCowan’s boyfriend told police he saw the two teens walking toward them as they strolled along Bella Lante Avenue.

Suddenly, a person leaned out the window of a passing car and “immediately started firing a gun” in their direction.

A bullet struck McCowan in the back and neck as she fled, the report said. Police later recovered over a dozen projectiles from the scene.

Surveillance video first obtained by 8 News Now shows McCowan and the man walking down a residential street. Suddenly a black car stops with its headlights off.

The vehicle gradually slows down and almost comes to a stop, while two other people run down the street. Perez-Stubbs can then be seen leaning out the car window and firing the gun.

Police say three other teens were with Perez-Stubbs at the time of the shooting, including his older brother, 20-year-old Johnathan.

Tyshean Tillman, 19, was driving the vehicle, while 17-year-old Mezarius Finch was also in the car.

Both minors were classified as adults due to the seriousness of the crime. Records show the three other teens took plea deals.

Should a jury convict Perez-Stubbs, the judge will have to grant parole to his sentence because of his age, according to Nevada law.

McCowan divided her time between Aurora, Colorado, where she worked as a teacher; and Las Vegas, where she worked for United Airlines.

Around the time of the shooting, she was visiting friends, her sister Autumn wrote in one GoFundMe campaign.

Autumn and many of McCowan’s other family members, including her son and husband, are based in Colorado.

“Losing a loved one is never easy, but the added layer of losing someone out of state is something I wouldn’t want any family to experience during a time of grieving,” she wrote.

Ashley Ozark, who stayed with McCowan during United Airlines training, described the mother of one as “selfless.”

“She would fight tooth and nail for anyone she cared about,” Ozark said.

“She was so full of life and the world is darker without her. I am so sorry to her loved ones for the loss of such a sweet and fiery soul.”