Two people were killed on roads in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend, and a man was fatally shot by North Las Vegas police.
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A fatal crash closed Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway Sunday morning.
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The collision occurred about 5 a.m. April 28 near 215 and the Summerlin Parkway off-ramp and Far Hills on-ramp.
The woman was a passenger in a 1990 Lexus ES 250 that was rear-ended in a four-car crash on May 23 on South Pecos Road south of East Tropicana Avenue.
A man was found dead with an apparent gunshot wound, and two people were killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 11 over the weekend in the Las Vegas Valley.
The collision occurred about 6 p.m. at 300 North City Parkway near Interstate 15, according to police.
The collision occurred Tuesday evening near Whitney Ranch and West Galleria drives, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A joint traffic safety operation by the Nevada Highway Patrol and California Highway Patrol resulted in hundreds of drivers cited over Memorial Day weekend, authorities said.
As of Monday evening, the normal backup from southwest Las Vegas to Primm showed traffic moving more than 70 mph, according to sigalert.com.
Two women died in separate crashes and a man was killed after being stabbed in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend.
Nevada State Police said a woman died Sunday morning in a crash in the southwest valley.
A motorcyclist died in a crash involving another vehicle in the southeast valley.
Interstate 15 was closed in both directions in North Las Vegas due to police activity in the area.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
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North Las Vegas police shot and killed a man who reportedly raised a firearm towards several officers on Saturday night, according to authorities.
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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.