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Las Vegas police investigate body found on southbound I-15

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By Caitlin Lilly / Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 18, 2024 - 5:55 am

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after a body was found on a Las Vegas freeway early Tuesday morning.

According to police, the investigation is on the southbound I-15, between the Sahara Avenue and Spring Mountain Road exits.

Just before 6 a.m., Nevada Highway Patrol advised that all travel lanes in the area had reopened.

#UpDate IR15 southbound travel lanes from Sahara to Spring Mountain are open. All travel lanes open. Please slow down, mobile off and seatbelts on.

— Nevada State Police (@NVStatePolice) June 18, 2024

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