Coroner IDs man killed Tuesday in downtown Las Vegas

Las Vegas police investigate a homicide in the 1500 block of Ogden Avenue Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

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By LAWREN LINEHAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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The man shot and killed Tuesday morning in downtown Las Vegas has been identified by the Clark County coroner.

He is David Teel, 38, of Las Vegas.

Witnesses and neighbors reported seeing the man walking alone before hearing arguing and gunshots and then finding him dead on Ogden Avenue near 15th Street, police said.

Teel died of a shotgun wound to the neck.

This was the 131st homicide investigated in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow@lawrenlinehan on Twitter.

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