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Victim in weekend convenience store shooting identified

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in finding three people they would like to talk to in connection with a shooting that occurred near 21st Street and Elm Avenue on Saturday, March 1. The people are not described as suspects. Anyone with information on these individuals is asked to contact homicide detectives at 828-3521 or to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555 or on the Internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com. (Courtesy, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
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By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
March 3, 2014 - 5:43 pm
 

A man shot to death Saturday near downtown Las Vegas Saturday during an argument at a convenience store has been identified as 27-year-old Juan Cervantes.

Police found the Las Vegas man about 7 p.m. on a sidewalk near 21st Street and Elm Avenue suffering from gunshot wounds. He died later at University Medical Center.

Cervantes and his wife were arguing with a group of people at the store when one of them pulled out a gun and shot him several times, police said.

Police were looking for three young men and a young woman as persons of interest in connection with the shooting.

Anyone with information can call Las Vegas police at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact reporter Wesley Juhl at wjuhl@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Follow him on Twitter @WesJuhl.

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