Bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns, were used in mass shootings like the one that killed 60 people in Las Vegas.
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District Judge Erika Ballou has faced complaints regarding two social media posts, as well as statements she made during a sentencing hearing.
A 23-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this week in the east valley.
A 15-year-old boy fatally wounded in northeast Las Vegas during what police classified as a “drug transaction” earlier this month was identified Thursday.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A murder suspect told police he tossed the knife he said he used to fatally stab a 21-year-old man during a fight Monday, according to police documents.
Police searching for suspects or leads, say crime could bring either destruction of property charge or a hate-crime charge if it was determined to be aimed at a specific person.
A 70-year-old inmate serving time for burglary died Monday night at a Carson City hospital, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
A judge on Thursday gave lawyers until the end of January to come up with a plan about how Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s assets could be managed.
Metro police received a call just before midnight Wednesday saying someone was knocking on a window at the Manzanita Condominiums, 4730 E. Craig Road, and that a gunshot had been heard.
One person is in critical condition Thursday after a stabbing at the Hard Rock Hotel.
A Las Vegas man is in custody after a multivehicle crash killed three people and injured six others in the central valley Wednesday afternoon.
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A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A suspect accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian told investigators that she had struck construction equipment, according to her arrest report.
The bodies were discovered June 5 in the 4900 block of South Droubay Drive, near Tropicana Avenue.
Henderson police and fire crews responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Marks Street.
