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Altercation leaves man dead

A man was shot and killed during an early morning confrontation between two groups Friday, Las Vegas police said.

The gunfire erupted about 2:30 a.m. on the 900 block of Karen Avenue, near Maryland Parkway, after two carloads of people had an altercation, officer Bill Cassell said.

Jaime Calderon, 29, of North Las Vegas, was killed.

Detectives were looking into whether the shooting was gang-related, Cassell said.

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