Man killed by security guard in North Las Vegas nightclub identified
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man shot and killed Saturday morning at a North Las Vegas nightclub.
The victim was identified as Alejandro Gonzaga-Juarez, 34, hometown unknown.
Early Saturday morning, North Las Vegas police responded to a shooting call on the 3300 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard. Arriving officers found Gonzaga-Juarez suffering from a gunshot wound.
He died later at University Medical Center. The coroner’s office said Monday that the man’s cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.
North Las Vegas police spokesman Aaron Patty said that Gonzaga-Juarez may have attacked a security guard, who then fired his weapon. As of Monday, no charges have been filed, and the security guard has not been arrested.
The homicide investigation continues.
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