SALT LAKE CITY — A man who died following a high-speed pursuit involving the Utah Highway Patrol earlier this week is considered a suspect in a Las Vegas murder earlier the same day.
According to the Las Vegas Police Department, it was called to a business in the city on Tuesday morning after reports of a foul-smelling odor coming from a large container. When officers arrived, they found the body of a deceased individual inside the container.
Detectives took over the case and identified 63-year-old Joseph Del Rivo as a suspect.
On Wednesday, Las Vegas police were alerted by Utah Highway Patrol that Del Rivo had been involved in an unrelated high-speed pursuit the day prior. A trooper had noticed Del Rivo speeding on Interstate 70, measuring speeds over 90 miles per hour, before his vehicle was slowed with a spike strip. When Del Rivo tried to avoid a second strip, he crashed his vehicle.
The victim who was found inside the container has not been identified.
Anyone with information on the death is asked to call LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
