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Woman dies after being found shot at site of Las Vegas crash, police say

By Blake Apgar

/ Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 28, 2021 - 2:26 pm

Updated February 28, 2021 - 3:19 pm

One man was hospitalized after a shooting in central Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Just before 1:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire near 1500 East Karen Avenue, southeast of Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler said.

Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside the complex, Boxler said. He was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with survivable injuries, Boxler said.

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