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Coroner identifies man shot, killed at Las Vegas gas station

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By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 15, 2016 - 11:38 am

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man shot and killed at a northeast valley gas station early Thursday morning.

Daniel Villanueva, 28, was shot and killed after a fight about 6:30 a.m. Thursday outside a Chevron gas station near Lake Mead and Hollywood boulevards.

The coroner determined Villanueva died from multiple gunshots wounds to the torso and ruled his death a homicide. The Metropolitan Police Department has not yet arrested suspects in the shooting.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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