Bellagio Fountains Assassin Could Face Death Penalty

• Prosecutors will consider seeking the death penalty against Manuel “Sin City Manny” Ruiz
• The YouTube livestreamer was arraigned Thursday for two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon
• Ruiz allegedly murdered a rival YouTube streamer, Rodney Finley, and his wife Tanisha, during their livestream in front of the  Bellagio fountains on June 8

Prosecutors said they will consider the death penalty for a suspect charged with shooting and killing a married couple in front of the Bellagio Fountains last month.

Manuel Ruiz, a 41-year-old YouTube livestreamer known as “Sin City Manny,” was arraigned in a Clark County District Court on Thursday morning for the double murder of rival livestreamers Rodney and Tanisha Finley on June 8.

During Ruiz’s appearance before the court, chief deputy district attorney Elizabeth Mercer said that the case will go before a death penalty review committee. That committee is expected to meet on July 29.

Ruiz is charged with two felony counts of murder with the use of a deadly weapon in the shooting, which occurred while the Finleys were livestreaming. Both victims died at the scene.

The recording clearly shows Ruiz pulling a handgun and firing it at Rodney (aka “Finny Da Legend”), who had retreated out of frame, as Tanisha screams, followed by another gun shot as the camera is knocked to the ground.

Las Vegas police say the shooting stemmed from a social media feud between the content creators. A day after the shooting, Ruiz turned himself in at a Henderson police station and claimed he acted in self-defense.

Ruiz remains at the Clark County Detention Center without bail and is expected back in court on August 4.