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By David Wilson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 14, 2023 - 7:22 am

A man was fatally shot in North Las Vegas on Thursday night.

The shooting was reported around 10:50 p.m. on the 3700 block of East Owens Avenue, near North Pecos Road.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, according to North Las Vegas Police Department spokesman Brian Thomas.

No further information was available.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

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