Man killed in street during argument ID’d by coroner

A man who was fatally shot during an argument in Las Vegas has been identified as Jesus Alberto Martinez Jr., 29.

Las Vegas police Lt. Jason Johansson said Martinez was killed at 5:36 a.m. on Aug. 4 on the 600 block of Yale Street, near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Decatur Boulevard.

Martinez was visiting a residence on Yale, standing in the street in front of the home, when a man approached and started to argue with Martinez before fatally shooting him, police said.

The Clark County coroner’s office said this week that Martinez died from a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities have not identified a place of residence for Martinez.

Police said shortly after the shooting that they had taken a person into custody near the scene. As of Thursday, no one had been arrested in the killing.

A previous version of this story misidentified the man who was killed.

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