Man dead after shooting in central Las Vegas Valley
The Metropolitan Police Department investigated a shooting early Wednesday morning that left a man dead in the central Las Vegas Valley.
According to police, the shooting occurred at 2:53 a.m. in the 500 block of Royal Crest Circle. Arriving officers located an apartment with a broken window and an open door.
Police said officers found a man who was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside the apartment.
Authorities say medical personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives learned that another male ran from the apartment to a vehicle moments after the shooting.
“The vehicle then drove off at a high rate of speed from the apartment complex,” police said.
The identification of the victim, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office.
