Man found shot dead on street in northeast Las Vegas, police say

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after a man was found shot dead on a street in the northeast Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday night.

According to Lt. Robert Price, the incident occurred in the 3700 block of Geist Avenue, near Las Vegas Boulevard North and East Cheyenne Avenue.

Lt. Price says that at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Metro received a ShotSpotter notification indicating gunfire in the area.

As officers were arriving to the scene, police say, 911 caller said there was a man lying in the middle of the street.

Officers located a man lying in the street, suffering from apparent gunshots. Medical personnel arrived to the scene and pronounced the man dead, police said.

Lt. Price stated that there was no description of the suspect.

On Monday, the coroner’s office identified the victim as 34-year-old Alejandro Perez and said he died of multiple gunshot wounds. The coroner ruled Perez’s death a homicide.