Today’s headlines: drunken swim at Hoover Dam makes headlines, court bailiff drowns in Idaho, spit led to deadly 7-Eleven shooting. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Colts’ season in the third of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Metropolitan Police Department held a briefing Thursday afternoon about the fatal shooting on North Rancho Drive, where a man charged at a police officer with a knife. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Review-Journal reporter Jonathan Saxon previews the seventh day of the NBA Summer League. (Ashton Ferguson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A boy is dead after suffering a gunshot wound to the head Wednesday afternoon. Police say the wound was self-inflicted, but it’s unclear if the gunshot was accidental or intentional. Before the gunshot, the boy and two others were suspected of burglary, and ran off to evade police. During a standoff with police, officers heard one round discharge, and a barricade response began. Four hours later officers entered the home and discovered the boy, who was transported to Sunrise Hospital where he died.
2. The woman killed in the murder-suicide on Monday was leaving the man who shot her and their infant son, according to her mother. Metro said the department received a call in December of 2016 over a custody issue, but there were no complaints of violence. A family law attorney said John Henry Lunetta never lost his temper or had a history of domestic abuse before killing Karen Michelle Jackson and John Jr.
3. MGM Resorts International executive, Bobby Baldwin, is expected to make a full recovery after falling down two flights of stairs at the Aria on Saturday. The professional poker player broke multiple bones, and suffered a severe head injury. An MGM spokesman said Baldwin will be back at work soon.
Social media influencers explain what goes in to the perfect foodie Instagram post. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s sports columnist Ed Graney and Raiders beat reporter Michael Gehlken recap the first day of the Oakland Raiders minicamp in Alameda, California.
At the Oakland Raiders’ mini camp, head coach Jack Del Rio talks about the progress of the team and says that they need to be resilient to have success this season.
Oakland Raiders running back Jalen Richard talks about the veteran leadership Marshawn Lynch brings to the field and how wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson motivates him.
The park will include 12,000 acres along the East Fork of the Walker River.