Coroner identifies man killed in northeast Las Vegas backyard
The man who was shot to death at a northeast Las Vegas home Sunday morning was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday.
Officers were called to a backyard in the 3700 block of Kolanut Lane, near Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road, about 5:30 a.m., Las Vegas police said.
When they arrived, officers found Launde White, 25, of Las Vegas, dead from gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
White and an unidentified man, who walked into the yard, fought when a conversation escalated into an argument, police said. The man shot White before fleeing on foot.
Anyone with any information on this shooting is urged to call police at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 and www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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