Police investigate east valley homicide

Las Vegas police are investigating the shooting of a man in an east valley apartment complex.

At about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Metro detectives discovered a Hispanic man in his 40s who had been shot several times inside an apartment in the Sunrise Vista Apartments, 3801 E. Charleston Blvd., near Pecos Road, according to a police spokesman.

The man was taken to UMC where he underwent surgery for approximately an hour before being pronounced dead at 6 p.m., the police spokesman said.

Police are looking for a suspect described as black, 30, with a slender build and wearing dark clothing.

Police are investigating whether the two knew each other and had had a dispute.

It was the 131st homicide Metro has investigated this year.

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