50°F
weather icon Mostly Clear

Coroner IDs man found dead near Las Vegas train tracks

A man whom police found dead near railroad tracks has been identified, the Clark County coroner’s office said Monday.

Metropolitan Police Department officers found the man Thursday after receiving a report of a body near West Owens Avenue and Stocker Street.

Stephanie Wheatley, a county spokesperson, said the man was Navdeep Oberoi, 29, who died from a gunshot wound of the abdomen. The coroner ruled the death a homicide.

Contact Noble Brigham at nbrigham@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BrighamNoble on X.

THE LATEST
Man who shot at ex-wife, girlfriend identified

Police have identified the man who they say shot at his “ex-wife and her girlfriend” in the east Las Vegas valley on Friday, killing the girlfriend.

Body found near train tracks, I-15

The Metropolitan Police Department received a call about a dead person near West Owens Avenue and Stocker Street, according to a news release issued Saturday.