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Man fatally shot in northeast Las Vegas

Updated May 8, 2022 - 5:32 pm

A man was fatally shot Saturday night in northeast Las Vegas, police said.

At around 8:30 p.m., a man was chased through the parking lot of a gas station near the 3800 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard, near Walnut Road, by another man with a gun, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Greg Everett.

He said officers arrived at the scene and found a man with gunshot wounds. The man was taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to a Sunday statement from Las Vegas police.

The shooter was seen running from the area, according to Everett.

No further information was available.

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