IN BRIEF

SATURDAY MORNING SHOOTING

Man shot to death answering front door

A 19-year-old man died Sunday after he was shot Saturday while answering a knock on his front door, North Las Vegas police said.

Police identified the shooting victim as Julian Roman. He died at University Medical Center about 3 p.m., police said.

Police said Roman answered a front door about 6:45 a.m. Saturday at 2601 Harewood Ave., near Interstate 15 and Cheyenne Avenue. He was shot multiple times.

Police have not made an arrest in the case and don't have a motive.

Police said the suspect fled the scene after the shooting. A description of the suspect was not released.

THOUGHT TO HAVE DROWNED

Body of 19-year-old found in Lake Mohave

The body of a 19-year-old man believed to have drowned was located on the Nevada side of Lake Mohave, the National Park Service said Sunday.

Spokesman Andrew Muñoz said on Sunday that Las Vegas police were called to retrieve the body. Muñoz said the body was in deep water about 35 feet from the shore of Fire Mountain Cove, between Nelson and Searchlight.

Muñoz said rangers were alerted to the possible drowning at 1:23 p.m. Muñoz said the man had been swimming with a group of friends when he went under.

'IT'S BEYOND ABYSMAL'

Group aims to improve child support collection

A Nevada state task force is looking at ways to improve the collection of delinquent child support payments after a legislative audit found deficiencies.

Nevada consistently ranks near the bottom of the nation in payment collection. Last year the state collected about 52 percent of the payments owed. The national average is about 61 percent.

"The last ranking I saw for Nevada in child support enforcement was 54th, ranking us even lower than the territory of Guam," said Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie, D-Reno. "To say our child support enforcement system is broken is not accurate. It's beyond abysmal."

It's unclear what progress the task force has made since it first met in the spring.

Owing more than $10,000 in child support is a felony. But deadbeats must be served papers before officials can force payment or punishment.

State officials say the system protects civil rights but hampers enforcement.