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North Las Vegas Police vehicle. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, File)

Teen arrested in connection to North Las Vegas shooting

Las Vegas police work at the scene of a fatal shooting in the area of South Eastern Avenue and ...

One dead after shooting near downtown Las Vegas

Mari Ausiello, mother of victim Joey Perry, exits Pahrump Justice Court on Wednesday following ...

No bail for accused Pahrump park shooter

Ronald Mortensen is advised by his attorney, David Westbrook, as he pleads guilty to second-deg ...

Former Las Vegas police officer convicted of murder released from prison

Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 9, 2018 - 6:19 pm

Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters bring you the latest stories and updates on the Oct. 1 mass shooting.

This week, reporter Rachel Crosby explains why a judge ordered the Review-Journal to destroy an Oct. 1 victim autopsy, and why the Review-Journal requested autopsy reports in the first place.

Reporters will gather to discuss the latest stories every Friday on reviewjournal.com.

If you have any questions you’d like to ask reporters on this segment, please send an email to ewilson@reviewjournal.com.

Teen arrested in connection to North Las Vegas shooting

By Arlette Yousif / RJ

July 9, 2025 - 10:57 pm

A 17-year-old male suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting in North Las Vegas, according to the North Las Vegas Police Department.

One dead after shooting near downtown Las Vegas

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

July 10, 2025 - 2:59 am

Police say one person is dead following a shooting Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

No bail for accused Pahrump park shooter

Pahrump Valley Times

July 9, 2025 - 3:34 pm

A Pahrump judge ordered an 18-year-old man held without bail Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting at Ian Deutch Memorial Park.

Former Las Vegas police officer convicted of murder released from prison

By Noble Brigham / RJ

July 9, 2025 - 4:55 pm

After Ronald Mortensen’s 1997 murder conviction was reversed by a federal judge, he pleaded guilty to lesser charges last week.

Metropolitan Police Department vehicle. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Report: Woman arrested in Strip shooting case was ‘agitated’ by ‘joke’

By Casey Harrison / RJ

July 9, 2025 - 9:59 am

An Iowa woman suspected of shooting a man on the Las Vegas Strip last month over a “joke” that “agitated” her was arrested last week, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Metropolitan Police Department officers investigate the scene of a homicide at the 3600 Block o ...

Suspect in deadly southeast Las Vegas Valley shooting arrested

By Tony Garcia / RJ

July 8, 2025 - 2:17 pm

An arrest has been made in the deadly shooting last month in the southeast Las Vegas Valley.

Carlos Blakely, 18, left, Anthony Aguilar, 17, center, and Fabian Ferrante, 19, right, have bee ...

All 3 men wanted in fatal Pahrump shooting turn themselves in

By Finnegan Belleau / RJ

July 8, 2025 - 6:45 pm

The shooting occurred after a fight during a movie screening at Ian Deutch Memorial Park.

1 suspect in fatal Pahrump shooting surrenders to police

By Bill Evans Pahrump Valley Times

July 8, 2025 - 9:23 am

Authorities in Nye County said one of the three suspects wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at a Movies in the Park event surrendered to police.

Ex-Las Vegas police officer with overturned murder conviction pleads guilty to lesser charges, allowing release

By Akiya Dillon and Noble Brigham / RJ

July 1, 2025 - 4:00 pm

Ronald Mortensen, who has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years, serving a life without parole sentence for the 1996 off-duty, drive-by shooting of Daniel Mendoza, 21, admitted to two felony counts.

The Henderson Police Department on Saturday released the name of the officer involved in a fata ...

Henderson police identify officer involved in fatal shooting

By Kevin J. Barr / RJ

June 28, 2025 - 10:52 am

The Henderson Police Department on Saturday released the name of the officer involved in a fatal shooting earlier this week in the east valley