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67-year-old jailed after fatal shooting in southwest Las Vegas

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
November 14, 2016 - 1:58 am
 

A suspect has been identified after a fatal shooting inside a mobile home park in southwestern Las Vegas Sunday morning.

Peter Paul Caris, 67, was booked at 10 a.m. Sunday into Clark County Detention Center on an open murder with an enhanced deadly weapon charge.

Officers with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting happened about 9:30 a.m. near Harmon Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. They said a man was found in the street with a gunshot wound and was declared dead at the scene.

Further details weren’t available.

Staff writer Mike Shoro contributed to this report.

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