LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The man arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two people on the Las Vegas Strip will be held in jail without bail.
Manuel Ruiz, 41, made his first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday morning after his arrest on two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon.
Alyssa Bethencourt breaks down what we've learned about the social media beef that turned fatal on the Las Vegas Strip:
Judge Suzan Baucum ordered Ruiz to be held without bail while his case is transferred to another department. He's scheduled to be back in court on Thursday, June 12 at 8:30 a.m.
Ruiz is accused of opening fire in front of the Bellagio Fountains at 10:40 p.m. Sunday. Police have said the shooting was an isolated incident that may have stemmed from a social media dispute.
WATCH: Manuel Ruiz appears in court for the first time
The two people killed in the shooting were publicly identified on Tuesday as 44-year-old Rodney Finley and 43-year-old Tanisha Finley.
Medical examiners with the Clark County Coroner's Office determined Rodney Finley died from multiple gunshot wounds, and Tanisha Finley died from gunshot wounds to the head. Both deaths were ruled homicides.
This video shared with Channel 13 shows the scene on the Las Vegas Strip right after the shooting
Police say Ruiz turned himself in at the Henderson Police Department on Monday afternoon.
An arrest report obtained by Channel 13 on Tuesday has since revealed more details about the nature of the conflict believed to have sparked the shooting.
Ruiz claimed he shot Rodney and Tanisha Finley in self-defense, the report states, telling investigators he saw Rodney Finley reach for his waistband and believed he could be reaching for a gun. According to the report, Ruiz then fired shots at Tanisha Finley when he saw her holding a black, shiny object.
Channel 13 senior reporter Alyssa Bethencourt was in the courtroom Tuesday morning and will share more on this story as it develops.
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