Police investigate fatal Tuesday shooting
Police believe a man who died of gunshot wounds Tuesday was the victim in a shooting near North Las Vegas.
Police received reports of gunfire in the 2800 block of Constantine Avenue, near Eastern and Washington avenues, about 8 p.m. Tuesday. Officers found shell casings and a vehicle they believe was struck by bullets.
Twenty minutes later, a male victim with gunshot wounds died shortly after arriving at North Vista Hospital in North Las Vegas, approximately two miles from the location of the shooting.
Police said initial investigations show the Constantine Avenue gunfire and the man's fatal injuries are related. No arrests have been made .
Anyone with information regarding the homicide is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department's homicide unit at 702-828-3521, or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Contact Ben Frederickson at bfrederickson@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5512.
