Las Vegas police investigate first homicide of year
Las Vegas police launched their first homicide investigation of 2010 Saturday after a man with a gunshot wound to the chest died at MountainView Hospital.
The victim, a black man who was not identified, was found by several individuals at a 7-Eleven store near Lake Mead and Jones boulevards, police said. The individuals transported the victim to MountainView.
Officers who were called to the hospital at 6:11 p.m. contacted homicide detectives.
Police have no suspect descriptions or vehicle descriptions. Anyone with information about the slaying is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555, or the Metropolitan Police Department homicide section at 828-3521.