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By COLTON LOCHHEAD LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

December 10, 2013 - 9:15 pm

A man was found dead in a green minivan near Lake Mead Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive Monday night, Las Vegas police said.

Police found the man, who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound, slumped over the wheel of the vehicle in a parking lot in the 6300 block of Lake Mead Boulevard. Police said the man was dead when officers arrived.

The identity and cause of death of the man will be determined by the Clark County coroner’s office pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Metropolitan Police Department homicide section at 702-8282-3521 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com

Contact reporter Colton Lochhead at clochhead@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4638. Follow @ColtonLochhead on Twitter.

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