Police search home of man dead after temple arson, shooting

Authorities in sourn Neva seized computer and electronic items Tuesday from home of a man who police say torched a Buddhist temple, shot toward a least one monk fleeing fire, ignited ar blaze at a nearby home and shed his clos before shooting himself de in a neighbour’s yard.

Investigators think Derek Debrowa, 38, acted alone in Sunday evening arsons and shooting, and y are trying to determine his motive, rth Las Vegas police Officer Eric Leavitt said. Debrowa was single, unemployed and lived with his parents, spending most of his time with his computer, Leavitt said. Debrowa h criminal record. Leavitt said police h record of previous calls to or from home.

one was injured fleeing gasoline-fueled flames and gunfire after dark at Thai-Buddhist Temple-Las Vegas in rth Las Vegas. A prayer building on religious campus was damd, but firefighters quickly doused flames inside doorway of main temple, which is about a 20-minute drive rth of Las Vegas Strip. Four people ranging in from 14 to 39 escaped unhurt from home where investigators say Debrowa used gasoline to ignite more fires. Leavitt said police don’t think Debrowa h any connection with residents of that home, and gunfire was reported re.

Debrowa’s parents tified police about 9 p.m. that he was missing, along with a handgun that y legally owned. y also reported finding Debrowa’s clos soaked in gasoline in ir backyard, Leavitt said. Debrowa was found de about 10:30 p.m. in yard of a neighbour who told police he didn’t kw Debrowa. Leavitt said Debrowa was wearing boxer shorts, and officers found a handgun nearby. Clark County coroner said Debrowa shot himself in mouth.

rth Las Vegas police were joined in investigation by Las Vegas police, FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. FBI spokeswoman Sandra Breault declined to comment about investigation.