Hawaii woman slain in Las Vegas recalled as ‘kind, sweet … generous’

One of 2 radical changeable connected New Year’s Eve successful Las Vegas is being remembered arsenic a devoted grandma successful her location authorities of Hawaii.

Clarice Yamaguchi, 66, of Waipahu, Hawaii was fatally changeable successful the neck during what constabulary said was a robbery effort successful the parking batch of Fashion Show Mall, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd., South.

Family person Carrie AuYoung wrote successful a station that Yamaguchi was a saccharine pistillate who spent her weekends supporting her grandchildren, who participated successful dance, baseball, shot and cheer.

Yamaguchi was besides known to predominant Disney’s Hawaii resort, Aulani.

“She was known to beryllium the sweetest wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, person and co-worker to everyone that knew her,” AuYoung wrote. “She was ever truthful kind, saccharine and generous and spent galore of her weekends enjoying clip shopping, and supporting her 3 grandchildren’s galore extracurricular activities.”

AuYoung said the household is encouraging loved ones to nonstop letters requesting the suspected shooters not beryllium released connected bail. Mail whitethorn beryllium sent to justiceforclarice@gmail.com.

Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are presently being held without bail successful Las Vegas connected 1 number each of murder, attempted robbery and conspiracy to perpetrate robbery. They are scheduled to look successful tribunal again Monday.

Hours aft Yamaguchi was shot, the brace is accused of fatally shooting Hyo Sup Um, 60, successful a parking store astatine Palace Station, astir 2 miles distant from the archetypal transgression scene. Um died from a gunshot coiled to the back, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Um’s hometown was not known.

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