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Police: Interstate 15 shooting might be gang-related

January 24, 2011 - 5:56 am

Las Vegas police said two men were shot while driving early Monday on Interstate 15.

Police said the shooting happened about 1:35 a.m. on northbound I-15 between Flamingo and Spring Mountain roads.

Both men in the vehicle were shot and taken to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Police said neither victim was cooperative with investigators. The shooting might be gang-related, police said.

Traffic was diverted while detectives investigated, but lanes were reopened about 5:30 a.m.

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January 1, 2025 - 7:07 pm

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By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

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Raiders defensive end’s father gets robbery conviction erased

By Michael R. Sisak Associated Press

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A New York judge vacated an armed robbery conviction for Jeffrey Koonce, the father of Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce.

Nevada court rules that Las Vegas Hells Angels can face gang prosecution

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 27, 2024 - 6:35 pm

Las Vegas Hells Angels motorcycle club members accused of targeting a rival club in a Henderson highway shooting can be prosecuted as gang members under state law, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled.