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Homicide under investigation east of Strip

(Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By David Wilson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 4, 2023 - 7:37 am

Updated September 5, 2023 - 3:11 pm

Las Vegas police were investigating a homicide east of the Strip Sunday night.

Police found a man shot around 11 p.m. in the 2600 block of Sherwood Street, near Sahara Avenue and Joe W. Brown Drive, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The man was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where he has pronounced dead.

The Clark County coroner’s office Tuesday identified the man as 36-year-old Don Tisby.

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

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