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Death of man whose body was found in northwest Las Vegas desert ruled suicide

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By JESSICA TERRONES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 8, 2016 - 3:08 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office has ruled the death of a man a suicide after his body was found in the desert in northwest Las Vegas.

John Daniel Orourke, a 27-year-old Las Vegas resident, was found in a desert area past a construction site near Cliff Shadows Parkway and Lone Mountain Road, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police said Orourke’s body was found by a person walking near the area.

The coroner’s office released his cause of death a gunshot wound of the chest and the manner a suicide.

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