Rapper Kenny Clutch Killed (RIP)

LAS VEGAS (KABC) -- Police said people inside a black Range Rover fired gunshots at a Maserati that then crashed on the Las Vegas strip Thursday. Three people, including rapper Kenny Clutch, were killed and several others were injured.

According to Las Vegas Police, around 4 a.m. Thursday a dispute in the valet area of the Aria Hotel touched off the violence.

At the intersection of Flamingo and Las Vegas boulevards, a passenger in a black Range Rover opened fire on the driver of a Maserati, who then drove through a red light and crashed into a taxi. The taxi burst into flames, trapping and killing the driver and his passenger.

The crash set off a chain-reaction of collisions in the intersection. Four other vehicles were involved. Several people were injured.

Police say the driver of the Maserati, Kenneth Cherry, better known as rapper Kenny Clutch, was killed by the gunfire.

The Range Rover sped from the scene. Police launched a multi-state search for the vehicle. It was described as having dark tinted windows and black rims. It reportedly bore out-of-state dealer license plates.

The Vegas Strip reopened Thursday night. The violence stunned visitors to the famous tourist destination.

"That was insane. I walked out of the hotel this morning and there was like police tape everywhere," said Jared Bates of Ohio.

(Updated) Police have identified a suspect as the driver of the black SUV Range Rover that was involved in the Feb. 21 shootings and resulting multi-car crash on the Las Vegas strip that killed aspiring rapper Kenny Clutch, taxi driver Michael Boldon, and Boldon’s passenger, the Detroit Free Press reported yesterday.

Police are now searching for Ammar Harris, 26, as their prime suspect and getaway driver of the Range Rover, which was discovered abandoned on Saturday.

Autopsies revealed that Kenny Clutch died from at least one gunshot wound to the chest. Michael Boldon and his passenger died from injuries received when Clutch’s car crashed into them after the shooting.

All three deaths have been ruled homicides.

The Range Rover was discovered at an apartment complex only a few blocks away from the Vegas strip where the shootings and car crashes occurred.

The 2012 mugshot police released of Harris was from a previous arrest when the suspect was arrested on “pandering, kidnapping, sexual assault and coercion charges.”

"His location is unknown," police Capt. Chris Jones said of Harris, who sometimes goes by the name Ammar Asim Faruq Harris.

Police say he has been arrested for working as a pimp.

Harris is seen in his mugshot sporting “tattoos on his right cheek and words on his neck above an image that appeared to depict an owl with blackened eyes.”

Police have warned the public that Harris should be considered armed and dangerous.

In addition to Kenny Clutch being killed in that Feb. 21 shooting, a passenger in Clutch’s car was also wounded but survived. Clutch’s passenger has been cooperating with the Las Vegas Police throughout their investigation.