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Man fatally shot in North Las Vegas

Updated May 31, 2022 - 5:43 pm

A man was fatally shot early Saturday in a North Las Vegas neighborhood.

North Las Vegas police responded about 3:20 a.m. to the 3300 block of Orr Avenue, near Carey Avenue and Pecos Road, Officer Alexander Cuevas said Tuesday.

The man later died at University Medical Center, Cuevas said.

The Clark County coroner’s office identified him as Brian Fragoso, 28, of North Las Vegas.

Cuevas said the investigation was ongoing.

Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @rickytwrites.

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