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North Las Vegas police investigating homicide involving juvenile

Updated August 19, 2022 - 3:44 pm

North Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide that left a male juvenile dead Thursday evening.

Officers responded around 5 p.m. to the 3900 block of Coleman Street, near Clayton Street and West Alexander Road, to investigate and found an older teen who appeared to have suffered an apparent gunshot wound, according to North Las Vegas police spokesman Alex Cuevas.

Detectives and crime scene investigators have been called to the scene.

No additional information was immediately available.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

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