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Las Vegas police find body in northwest valley home after possible gunshot
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Las Vegas police found a man’s body Monday after entering a northwest valley residence where a possible gunshot had been heard hours earlier.
Police discovered the body at about 4:30 p.m.
A constable had been serving an eviction notice around noon on the 4900 block of Signal Drive, near Decatur Boulevard and Lone Mountain Road, when a possible gunshot was heard, police said.
The constable retreated down the street and was not injured. The surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution.
Police say the incident remains under investigation.
Review-Journal writer Rachel Hershkovitz contributed to this report. Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.