IN BRIEF

APARTMENT COMPLEX SLAYING

Authorities identify 17-year-old victim

The 17-year-old boy shot and killed Monday morning during a confrontation has been identified as Johnny Boyd Eagletail of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas police responded about 5:45 a.m. to the Wellington Meadows Apartments, at 9550 W. Sahara Ave., near Fort Apache Road, after receiving reports of gunshots.

Officers arrived to find Eagletail with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to the University Medical Center, where he died a few hours later.

Police said Eagletail had been confronted by a male who asked whether he knew anything about damaged vehicles at the complex. Eagletail then pulled a knife and advanced toward the male.

Police said the person then fired one shot at the teenager.

The shooter cooperated with police and was not arrested. The case was submitted to the Clark County district attorney's office for review, police said.

GUSTY DAYS

Wind prediction prompts dust advisory

Clark County officials have issued a dust advisory for today through Thursday evening as high winds move through the valley.

Workers at construction sites are encouraged to take precautions to prevent blowing dust, according to the Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management.

Officials are asking residents to drive slowly on unpaved roads and not take shortcuts across vacant lots.

The National Weather Service predicted wind gusts of up to 30 mph today and up to 25 mph Thursday.

INTERSTATE 15

Wyoming man, 54, dies after car leaves road

A 54-year-old Wyoming man died early Sunday morning after his car drifted off of Interstate 15.

Joseph Espinosa of Cheyenne, Wyo., was driving northbound near mile marker 86, about 32 miles north of Las Vegas, when his 1983 AMC sedan left the roadway about 3:25 a.m.

The car went into the desert center median and continued to travel northbound. The vehicle then hit several mounds of dirt before coming to a stop, officials with the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

The reason that Espinosa's car drifted off the highway was unknown.

Espinosa was taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.