Man found shot dead at MLK and Lake Mead identified
The man found fatally shot early Saturday morning has been identified, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
Monty Ramond Culverson, a 42-year-old man, was found dead just after 1 a.m. behind a residence near the intersection of Martin Luther King at Lake Mead boulevards.
Las Vegas police initially responded around midnight Friday to the 1300 block of Hassell Avenue after reports of gunshots. They couldn’t find anyone who had been shot at the time, police said Sunday.
Officers responded to the same area about an hour later when someone reported that a person had possibly been shot. Police then found Culverson’s body.
As of Monday, police had not come up with a suspect or a motive in the shooting.
This is the 108th homicide in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call Metro’s homicide section at 702-828-3521 or, to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visit www.crimestoppersofnv.com. Tips directly leading to an arrest through Crime Stoppers could result in a cash reward.
Contact reporter Kimberly De La Cruz at 702-383-0381, kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or on Twitter @KimberlyinLV.
