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Metro investigating suicide at indoor gun range

A man at an indoor shooting range just off the Strip turned a gun on himself Monday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police. First responders were called about 4:15 p.m. to The Range 702, 4699 Dean Martin Road, between Tropicana and Harmon avenues, according to Clark County Fire Department dispatch logs.

Explosion injures Metro officer in Sandy Valley

A Las Vegas police officer was seriously burned on his face, neck and hands by exploding debris while on a call in Sandy Valley on Monday.

Man arrested in fatal southwest valley stabbing

The man accused of attacking and killing a woman with a butcher knife this month had a history of mental illness and being “unpredictable and violent,” according to a Metro arrest report. Julio Cesar Angulo, a 24-year-old from Inglewood, Calif., was arrested Sunday and faces a murder charge for the May 2 death of his uncle’s wife, Norma Chavez, 47, of Las Vegas, police said.

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Coroner IDs man killed in east valley shooting

A man who was killed in what Metro called a drug-related shooting in the east valley Saturday morning was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Monday.

HOA manager gets home confinement in takeover scheme

A former homeowners association community manager was sentenced to six months of home confinement on Monday for her role in the scheme to take over and defraud the associations.

Las Vegas woman was ‘innocent victim’ in fatal shooting

The Las Vegas woman killed in a drive-by shooting Friday night was unconditionally kind and friendly to everyone, so it wouldn’t be out of character for her to help two females, her boyfriend said Saturday.

Teen in human trafficking case missing in Las Vegas

A Las Vegas teenager caught up in a North Dakota human trafficking case is missing after her Monday morning flight landed early at McCarran International Airport and she fled before authorities could meet her, a Clark County spokesman said on Friday.

Chief judge vows to improve guardianship process

The chief judge in Clark County vowed Friday to improve the guardianship process after a series of stories by the Las Vegas Review-Journal exposed flaws in the system that left thousands of elderly and mentally ill in Clark County open to exploitation.

West valley shooting claims woman’s life

A woman was killed in a late Friday night shooting in the west valley, Las Vegas police said. First responders were called to 1300 block of West Wind Road, near the intersection of West Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road.

Inmate serving time for 1994 Clark County murder dies

An inmate convicted of murder died Tuesday in Carson City, the Nevada Department of Corrections released Wednesday. Bobbie Mills, 49, was housed at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. He died at the center’s regional medical facility, the corrections department wrote in a release.

Metro: Illegal drug delivery ring shut down

The owner of an illegal marijuana dispensary was arrested Wednesday following a months-long investigation, Las Vegas police said.

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