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Coroner IDs man found dead after barricade incident

Las Vegas police and SWAT are working a barricade situation Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, near Downtown Las Vegas. Officers responded to a home at 805 N. First St. just after 1 p.m. Thursday where a man locked himself inside, possibly with a weapon, said Metro spokeswoman Laura Meltzer. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Police respond to a barricade situation at 805 N. First St. on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. (Bizu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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By CASSANDRA TALOMA and RICARDO TORRES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
October 20, 2014 - 8:57 am
 

A man who was found dead after a standoff with Las Vegas police Thursday afternoon has been identified, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Jose Roman Castro, 37, locked himself in a home at 805 N. First St. about 1 p.m. Metro’s SWAT team responded.

Police entered the home several hours later and found Castro dead, Metro Lt. Ken Romane said. Castro died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the coroner.

Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites. Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

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