The man, who was in his 40s, suffered at least one gunshot wound a little after 3 a.m. outside the Rancho Discount Mall, 2901 W. Washington Ave., Metropolitan Police Homicide Lt. Dan McGrath said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Before moving to general assignment, Max covered all things violent and weird after dark in Las Vegas. He still does more or less the same thing, just in the daylight now. Max was born and raised in northwest Vegas valley and studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he held multiple positions at what is now the Scarlet and Gray Free Press. He worked at a comic shop for six years and regrets every minute of it. Max joined the Review-Journal as an intern in 2016 and began working full-time in 2017.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal drive-by shooting Monday morning in the northeast valley.
Outside the couple’s house in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, McGrath said the teen who called 911 had performed CPR on his mother. Her death is the 11th homicide investigated by Metro this year.
The Las Vegas Valley will see strong winds today that should die down overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Winds should pick up in the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday before a calm weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The Las Vegas Valley could see cooler temperatures over the next few days, as well as an increase in the chance of rain.
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide after a search and rescue helicopter spotted a body on Frenchman Mountain while searching for a pair of hikers.
A suspect is facing two murder charges in connection with the December shooting deaths of a homeless man and woman.
A man arrested in connection with a Tuesday shooting that left one man dead after a dispute over loud music is facing a murder charge.
A man is in custody Wednesday night after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Burger King restaurant because his work hours were reduced.
The Las Vegas Valley is heading into another warm sunny weekend.
One person died Wednesday night in a traffic crash on Flamingo Road near U.S. Highway 95, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Weldeyoanes Zelealem was shot and killed by her husband, Abebe Teferi, while she was working at the Herbst Market at 9475 W. Desert Inn Road, according to Teferi’s arrest report.
Las Vegas police are searching for a man who robbed the casino cage at the New York-New York early Wednesday morning.
According to Las Vegas Review-Journal records, Metro investigated 171 homicides, not including the 58 deaths from the mass shooting on Oct. 1.
