UPDATE: Coroner IDs teen killed in NLV shooting; police search for ‘vehicle of interest’
A teenager died in a homicide in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the North Las Vegas Police Department.
Officers responded to a business in the 3100 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard, which is near North Belmont Street and Thomas Avenue, in response to a shooting at 1:55 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Police found an unresponsive 17-year-old boy, later identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Alfraido Zeyouma, Jr., according to a statement from the department. He died of multiple gunshot wounds.
“Medical personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures, but unfortunately the male succumbed to his injuries,” North Las Vegas police said.
The suspect in the homicide left the scene before the officers arrived, police said.
On Tuesday afternoon, NLVPD detectives said they have identified a “vehicle of interest.” The vehicle is “believed to be a red 2015-2017 Hyundai Sonata.”
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