A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
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The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.
One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene while another later died at an area hospital after arriving on his own.
One person was shot in a parking garage across the street from UNLV’s main campus.
A March 5 attempted kidnapping led to the mid-April multiday barricade event, police said.
Officers were diverted from another call and sped down West Charleston Boulevard to the April 8 shooting scene at the Prince Law Group in City National Bank building.
The shooting occurred in the 1600 block of East St. Louis Avenue, east of Maryland Parkway in the early hours Tuesday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.
Police officers responded to the 9000 block of West Sahara Avenue, near South Fort Apache Road, about 7:35 a.m. and found a deceased female in a dumpster enclosure.
The first incident was reported to have happened about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday and a second incident about 3:10 p.m., both near Paradise Hills Drive and Greenway Road.
Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s help in finding the men suspected of pushing boulders down a steep slope at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The stabbing occurred during a barricade event in the 1200 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South about 1:10 p.m. Friday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The man was believed to be in his 30s. Both were taken to University Medical Center for injuries not believed life-threatening.
The then unidentified man was shot several times on a dirt road about a mile east of U.S. 95 and 60 miles south of Tonopah, according to Nye County and state law enforcement.
Prseyus Dennis was arrested Tuesday by the Metropolitan Police Department, according to a news release.
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