Las Vegas man whose body was found in burning car identified
(Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man whose body was found in a burning car this month near Jean.
Las Vegas resident Yukio Hamada, 84, was found on June 2 inside a car in a desert area near mile marker 8 of Interstate 15, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Metro homicide investigators were called to the scene, but determined there was no foul play. The coroner’s office ruled Hamada’s death an accident.
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