A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest during a drug deal turned deadly, according to new information from the Clark County coroner’s office.
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Las Vegas officers surrounded a house for more than three hours Friday morning after reports of multiple gunshots.
Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Las Vegas police are beefing up patrols on the Strip from Thursday nights through Saturday nights in an operation known as Persistent Pressure.
Las Vegas police on Thursday morning were searching for a person who fired into an occupied car from a four-door sedan in central Las Vegas.
Shane Loyd, 43, was being held at the Clark County Detention Center in connection with the shooting on the 3500 block of Villa Knolls North Drive, near Pecos Road and Tropicana Avenue.
Las Vegas police were involved in a shooting in the east Las Vegas Valley early Monday.
A man was injured in a shooting Sunday night at the Miracle Mile Shops on the Strip, according to Las Vegas police.
Tourists interviewed on the Strip this week say they feel safe despite the recent spate of violence, noting increased police presence as a positive factor.
Anthony Valdez, 18, and Steve Ortiz, 20, were arrested Sept. 30 and charged with conspiracy to commit battery and battery with use of a deadly weapon, according to court records.
Las Vegas police said the two men arrested in an August shooting that killed two people and injured two others were known in the area for gang involvement.
A man is charged with attempted murder after Las Vegas police said he shot a bystander while trying to scare his ex-girlfriend last month.
“Now I don’t have this weird feeling of being in limbo, wondering where my family fits in all of this,” said the daughter of the 59th victim.