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HELP of Southern Nevada is celebrates the opening of the new location of the Shannon West Homeless Youth Center.
2016 was a record year for homicides in Southern Nevada, as the valley was swept up in a spike in violent crime that has not gone away.
Review-Journal records show 109 confirmed homicides had been investigated in Clark County as of the end of June.
An analysis of that data shows 64 percent of those deaths were the result of gun violence
And similar to last year, much of that violence — a third of the deaths – was directed at the valley’s young people 25 and under.
Six of those homicides were small children, all but one of which were the result of child abuse, according to police.
The youngest victim was only 25 days old.
Marcus Thomas Jr. was with his parents at their apartment complex when someone opened fire on their car.
1. Two Planet Hollywood security guards are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after trying to detain two robbers last night. Police say two men connected to a Sunglass Hut robbery shot at the security officers in the parking garage. The injuries aren’t life-threatening. Police are saying the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous.
2. Happening about the same time as the Las Vegas Strip shooting last night, a barricade situation shut down Interstate 15 near St. Rose Parkway for nearly six hours. Police, SWAT and the FBI were on scene negotiating with a man wanted for local burglaries refusing to leave his car. No weapons were found when he surrounded just before midnight.
3. EDC is considering new dates for the annual three-night music festival that usually takes over Las Vegas mid-June. Rumors have it that EDC could be moved to Memorial Day weekend next year, but the founder says no decisions have been made.