Police ask public’s help in possible road rage shooting

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in finding the man involved in the fatal shooting of Cleottus Harvey at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard Jan. 21.

“We can’t do this alone,” said homicide Lt. Ray Steiber.

Police said Harvey, 26, was stopped at a red light in a white Buick sedan on westbound Tropicana Avenue near Rainbow Boulevard on Tuesday when a dark compact car pulled up on his passenger side.

The two drivers argued, and the driver of the dark-colored car fired a handgun several times toward the Buick.

The driver of the dark-colored car then fled the scene, heading west on Tropicana. Witnesses told police the male driver of the dark-colored car was speeding and driving recklessly before the confrontation.

Police arrived after a caller reported multiple gunshots. The Buick had struck two other vehicles, and police found the wounded Harvey unresponsive. He was taken to University Medical Center, where he died.

Harvey’s 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter were in the back seat during the time of the shooting, police said. They were unharmed.

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