Man dead, woman wounded in double shooting near Strip
Las Vegas police were investigating a double shooting that left one man dead at a motel just off the Strip early Wednesday.
Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson said officers were called at 3:05 a.m. to a Howard Johnson at 165 E. Tropicana Ave., near Koval Lane, for “a report of shots fired and a victim screaming for help” in a back parking lot.
Officers found a woman in her 20s suffering from a gunshot wound.
“That female, during their preliminary investigation, directed them to a hotel room on property,” Johansson said.
Officers then went to the room where they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. The woman was rushed to University Medical Center and was expected to survive.
“We believe that there was an altercation that occurred inside of the room during which gunshots were fired and both people were hit,” Johansson said. “At this time we are confident that there is no outstanding suspect in this case.”
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the man who died as 27-year-old Cordell Thrasher. His cause and manner of death were pending Thursday afternoon.
No arrests have been made in connection with Thrasher’s death as of Thursday.
Contact Glenn Puit at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter. Review-Journal reporter Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report.
