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Coroner says woman’s death Tuesday in Las Vegas home was overdose

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By LAWREN LINEHAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 3, 2016 - 7:52 am

The Clark County coroner ruled the death of a woman found dead at a residence in the west Las Vegas Valley early Tuesday morning as a drug overdose, according to Metro officer Michael Rodriguez.

Police received a call of a body in a garage about 4 a.m. in the 8100 block of Cimarron Ridge Drive near Vegas and Durango drives, Metro Lt. David Gordon said.

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