Man shot, killed in southeast Las Vegas, police say

A man was shot and killed in the southeast Las Vegas Valley early Thursday morning, and a suspect was taken into custody.

The shooting occurred in the 4100 block of South Sandhill Road, near Flamingo and Sandhill roads, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Police received calls about gunfire in the area just after 1:15 a.m., Metro Lt. Robert Price said.

Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in a parking lot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives learned the victim had been in an argument with Alexander Edwards. 39. During the argument, Edwards pulled out a firearm and shot the victim, police said.

Edwards was taken into custody by arriving patrol officers and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of open murder with a deadly weapon.

The identification of the victim, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office.