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Coroner IDs man shot to death after fight in northeast Las Vegas

Updated May 19, 2017 - 3:07 am

The Clark County Coroner’s office identified the man shot and killed Tuesday night after a fight in a northeast Las Vegas Valley home.

Bradley Pacheco, 39, died at University Medical Center Tuesday after the man he was fighting retrieved a gun and shot him, police said.

Russell Fotter, 23, was arrested in the shooting, and faces one charge of open murder.

The coroner said Pacheco died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. His death was ruled a homicide.

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