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Victim identified in casino lot shooting

The man found shot to death in the parking lot of the Fort Cheyenne Casino in North Las Vegas early Sunday morning has been identified as 24-year-old Melchor Aguilar-Bravo.

He died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County coroner's office.

North Las Vegas police were called to the casino, on Cheyenne Avenue near City Center Drive, at 1:24 a.m. over reports of gunshots.

Casino security guards had heard the shots in the parking lot and discovered Aguilar-Bravo suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.

Anybody with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

CARCASS TIED TO TREE

Wildlife officials offer reward in eagle death

Federal wildlife officials are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for killing a golden eagle near Reno and tying its carcass to a tree.

U.S. Forest Service workers found the eagle earlier this summer at Galena Creek Regional Park southwest of Reno. Eagles are protected under federal law.

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