Las Vegas city worker warned HR ‘I’m afraid for my life’ months before coworker allegedly murdered him

Las Vegas city worker warned HR ‘I’m afraid for my life’ months before coworker allegedly murdered him

A Las Vegas city worker was allegedly killed by a colleague that he filed several complaints against — telling management at one point he was “afraid for my life,” records show.

The complaints were made by Joe McLean, a maintenance worker, who was later allegedly shot dead by coworker Brysen Kim on June 12, police said. 

A grand jury indicted Kim on murder charges for the alleged shooting, to which he pleaded not guilty. A trial for the alleged murder is set for February. 

A grand jury later indicted Brysen Kim on murder charges for the alleged shooting, to which he pleaded not guilty. A trial for the alleged murder is set for February.  KSNV

Internal records obtained by Fox 5 Vegas reveal that McLean had made multiple complaints to his superiors about Kim.

Not long before Mclean was killed, he wrote a complaint to HR accusing Kim of stalking him outside work, records show. 

“The combination of his delusions, steroid use, access to a firearm, and stated gang affiliation makes his threats credible, and his behavior dangerously unpredictable… I am afraid for my life,” the chilling complaint reads. 

Records dating back to February also show an urgent request by McLean to transfer work sites. 

“If I could put this off until next shift bid I would, unfortunately this is urgent. I need the city to be flexible and help,” McLean said in the request, which doesn’t mention Kim by name. 

Not long before he was killed, McLean accused Kim of stalking him outside of work, city records show.  city of Las Vegas

Days after the transfer request was made, records show that Kim had filed an HR complaint against McLean, claiming that he’d caused the bed of a dump truck to nearly crush his feet. 

Kim said that McLean’s treatment also targeted his Hawaiian heritage after he wrote “Keep it Aloha” on the side of his truck in what he felt was a mocking manner, according to the complaint. 

Kim’s attorney, Nicholas Wooldridge, has claimed that it was McLean who’d been harassing Kim and that the shooting on June 12 was in self-defense, according to 8 News Now. 

Managers eventually heeded McLean’s complaints about Kim by placing him on paid leave and deactivating his work badge, records show.  

The complaints were made by Joe McLean, a maintenance worker, who was allegedly shot dead by coworker Brysen Kim on June 12, police said.  KSNV

Ultimately, according to the documents, the decision was made by management to allow the two to work together. 

“They both chose their shift, they need to learn to work together and have an amicable relationship,” a manager wrote, according to the documents. 

The two then worked together over two dozen times before the shooting happened, though they were assigned to separate tasks, records show. 

The City of Las Vegas is currently reviewing what led up to the fatal shooting, according to Mayor Shelley Berkley. 

“It is not normal. It doesn’t happen. Certainly doesn’t happen here in the city of Las Vegas. And so we will ultimately find out what exactly transpired, report it to the public,” Shelley said at a press conference in June.

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