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Teen found shot in Las Vegas wash dies of injuries

Updated November 17, 2017 - 5:02 pm

The 16-year-old boy found shot Monday evening in a wash in the southern Las Vegas Valley has died from his injuries.

The teen was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his head about 10:30 p.m. Monday near the 9000 block of Manalang Road, between Pebble and Bermuda roads. He was taken to University Medical Center, where police said he died just after 11:30 p.m.

The Clark County coroner’s office on Friday determined his official manner of death was a suicide.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

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