IN BRIEF

VICTIM SHOT IN STOMACH

Police looking for suspects in slaying

One man is dead and Las Vegas police are looking for two suspects after a fatal shooting near Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard late Friday evening.

Police were called at 11 p.m. after a man was shot on Retablo Avenue. The victim and the two other men had a confrontation, witnesses told police. The victim suffered a single gunshot wound to the stomach and was taken to University Medical Center, where he later died.

The suspects may be in a 1991 Chevrolet pickup truck with Nevada plates. The vehicle is described as being lowered, with blue and white graphics running along the side.

Homicide detectives are continuing to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

IDENTITY NOT RELEASED

Train strikes man in possible suicide

A man was pronounced dead after he was struck by a train early Saturday morning in what Las Vegas police said may have been a suicide.

The incident happened shortly after midnight on the tracks near Flamingo Road and Valley View Boulevard. The train's conductor told police the horn was sounded but the person didn't move.

Las Vegas police spokesman Sgt. John Loretto said the man may have been lying on the tracks.

He said he was unsure whether the man was dead before the train hit him.

The man's identity has not been released.

DOG DAY IN SACRAMENTO

Governor vetoes lapdog driving bill

It's still legal for Hollywood celebrities, and the rest of Californians, to drive with animals nestled in their laps.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is vetoing a bill to fine motorists $35 for sharing the driver's seat with lapdogs or other animals.

California's record budget impasse means Schwarzenegger must consider more than 800 bills before Tuesday's midnight deadline. His veto messages say he's signing only bills that are "the highest priority for California." And a lapdog ban isn't one of them.

CALIFORNIA MARIJUANA

Officers finding plenty of growing operations

Authorities are finding marijuana gardens hidden in suburban homes from Chico to Modesto.

Butte County officers found pot growing in six Chico homes, including three in the same apartment complex that had been modified so marijuana could be grown without neighbors knowing.

Four people were arrested. Officers seized 275 plants, 10 pounds of processed pot, firearms and nearly $15,000 in cash Thursday.

Modesto police found about $100,000 and a large number of plants at a rental home.

And three people were arrested on pot growing charges in Stockton.