Las Vegas, NV: Man dies after squeezing into stranger's window with toddler in tow

Updated: May 19, 2011 2:34 AM EDT


Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – It's a bizarre break-in that has neighbors astounded and police scratching their heads. A man is dead after investigators say he tried to squeeze through a stranger's window on Wednesday morning.

It happened around 8 am Wednesday in the 1900 block of Brandon Court near East Lake Mead and Los Feliz.

Police are calling the circumstances "extremely unusual" due to the fact that the motive doesn't seem to be obvious.

What's even more bizarre: police say that this intruder tried to get into the home with a toddler in tow.

The man apparently cut himself on the sharp glass while trying to crawl through the window. He died on the property.

"I feel sorry for him, I also feel sorry for my neighbor," said neighbor Hawk Bojanski. "This is just crazy."

The attention and curiosity of neighbors on Brandon Court has been focused on the kitchen window that was shattered.

Neighbors have been wondering what this man was thinking to risk his life, and potentially another young life, trying to squeeze through the jagged opening.

"It's a shame that he died, but he brought it on himself it seems like," said neighbor Tony Sophia.

Police believe this intruder may have picked this northeast valley home at random following a domestic dispute at a nearby complex.

The man apparently went into the backyard, with an elderly couple inside the home.

That's when police say he proceeded to try to gain entry into the home. Right now, the motive doesn't not appear to be robbery and police still aren't sure what this man was trying to accomplish.

"There is no indication that they know him or knew him, unless he confused them with a home he knows. Right now, it's an extremely unusual case," said Jay Rivera with Las Vegas Metro Police.

Police are not commenting any further about a 2-year-old's involvement in this situation. Police do confirm that the child was uninjured in the incident.

Authorities are now waiting on autopsy results to find out exactly what killed this man. At this point, his death is being called accidental.

Investigators have interviewed the man's girlfriend, who was involved in the previous domestic incident. She tells officers that he was not wounded when he left the nearby apartment.