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Early Wednesday shooting leads to crash in central Las Vegas

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By Max Michor Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 19, 2017 - 7:16 am

No one was injured after a Wednesday morning shooting in the central valley that led to a car crash.

About 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, shots were fired at a vehicle near West Desert Inn Road and Hauck Street, near South Decatur Boulevard, Metropolitan Police Lt. CJ Jenkins said.

The vehicle crashed into a wall after the shooting, Jenkins said. Police have identified no suspects and continue to investigate.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

Man admits role as accessory in North Las Vegas boy’s killing

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

August 26, 2025 - 2:48 pm

Victor Cardena-Pizarro, 20, pleaded guilty to harboring, concealing, or aiding a felony offender in district court that Tuesday morning.

Suspect accused in fatal Las Vegas shooting says he saw man after alleged killing

By Noble Brigham / RJ

August 14, 2025 - 1:19 pm

Murder suspects often deny committing the crime. But Nathan Williams claims to have seen the man he is accused of killing in a holding cell after authorities say the fatal shooting occurred.

North Las Vegas police release video of officer fatally shooting man

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

August 13, 2025 - 9:22 pm

A 34-year-old man was shot by an officer Aug. 8 after the man appeared to make an aggresive move toward police.

‘Dual personas’: New attorneys take more nuanced approach with Tupac murder suspect

By Noble Brigham / RJ

August 12, 2025 - 5:49 pm

A February trial is expected to go forward for the man accused of organizing the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, his new attorneys said at a press conference.

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Fatal shooting at a Target in Texas leaves 3 dead, suspect detained

By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press

August 11, 2025 - 4:26 pm

A gunman opened fire Monday in a Target store parking lot in the Texas capital, killing at least three people, then stole two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.

(Liv Paggiarino/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Two arrested after Las Vegas shooting victim dies

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 12:49 pm

The Metropolitan Police Department said that officers responded Wednesday to a shooting in the 2000 block of Sahara Avenue, near Interstate 15.

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Coroner IDs man shot and killed by North Las Vegas police

By Casey Harrison / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 12:39 pm

A man who was shot and killed on Friday by North Las Vegas police responding to a domestic disturbance has been identified.

Man shot dead by North Las Vegas police

By Casey Harrison / RJ

August 8, 2025 - 5:47 pm

North Las Vegas police fatally shot a man while responding to a domestic incident, the agency said.

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Teen, 16, fatally shot at Las Vegas house party identified

By Casey Harrison / RJ

August 7, 2025 - 6:18 pm

A North Las Vegas teen who was fatally shot Tuesday night at a house party in the northwest Las Vegas Valley has been identified.

NYC gunman’s background check not completed, red flag law not used

By Mary Hynes and Katelyn Newberg / RJ

August 7, 2025 - 6:23 pm

A background check on Shane Tamura had not been been completed before he purchased the AR-style weapon used to fatally shoot four people in Manhattan.