“I just think its really sad, but people aren’t guilty of anything, until, in fact, you have the actual information,” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said about Steve Wynn. Read more at reviewjournal.com. Nicole Raz Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Monday’s headlines: Moapa gas station clerk shot, 2 fatal shootings in Las Vegas overnight, fallout continues over Steve Wynn sexual misconduct allegations. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police are investigating a deadly shooting Monday morning in central Las Vegas. A man was found dead after 3 a.m. outside the Rancho Discount Mall at 2901 W. Washington Ave. The man had been shot once. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have blocked off the parking lot in front of the store while detectives investigate. At 5 a.m., the man’s body was still on scene, laying on the walkway near a shopping cart and a pile of blankets.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday morning on the 4200 block of Calimesa Street.
An adult man was found in front of a house with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital where he died, according to Metropolitan Police Lt. David Gordon.
Homicide detectives also are investigating another deadly shooting that occurred a short time after the Calimesa Street shooting. A person was killed at 2901 W. Washington Ave.
1. Steve Wynn resigned as Republican National Committee finance chairman yesterday amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The same day, a former Nevada Gaming Commission member was chosen to head a special committee to investigate the claims that span over three decades. Wynn has denied all claims, calling them a smear campaign orchestrated by his ex-wife.
2. Police say an east Las Vegas man was working on his truck last night when someone walked up to him and started shooting. It happened on the 1200 block of Lamb Boulevard, and his 10-year-old son found him. The family didn’t know he had been shot until medical responders arrived and discovered his gunshot wounds. Police say he died about 20 minutes later. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
3. Five people suffered minor injuries yesterday when an Australian aircraft caught fire at Nellis Air Force Base. Officials say the plane never made it off the ground before it caught fire. The incident happened during an air-to-air combat training exercise.
Two slates of candidates have formed in the CCEA elections, plus two individual candidates running alone. By Amelia Pak-Harvey
Man shoots wife and 15-year-old stepdaughter in Las Vegas
1. Steve Wynn is facing several sexual misconduct claims spanning over three decades, and now a national organization is calling for the Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO to be removed from the company. Wynn denies the allegations first reported yesterday by the Wall Street Journal, calling them a smear campaign orchestrated by his ex-wife. He’s accused of demanding sex from and assaulting several of his resort employees. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will investigate the allegations.
2. Rancher Cliven Bundy is suing the State of Nevada and Clark County. He was recently cleared of federal charges and freed from jail after nearly two years. The lawsuit filed Thursday claims former President Barack Obama’s 2016 establishment of the Gold Butte National Monument was illegal and would make it impossible to function on his land. His lawsuit seeks a declaration that public lands in the state are owned by the residents.
3. Court documents obtained by the Review-Journal Friday show former Las Vegas cop Arthur Sewall admitted involvement in the sexual assault and murder of a 20-year-old woman in 1997. He spoke with Metropolitan Police Department detectives early January just before his arrest in connection with the cold case. In the interview detailed in his arrest warrant, Sewall tells police he had sex with Nadia Iverson for money, but couldn’t explain why his gun was pointed at her. Iverson’s body was found on May 8, 1997.
Las Vegas morning update for Saturday, January 27th — VIDEO
Car arson demonstration and training seminar at the Clark County Fire Academy in Las Vegas, Friday, January 26, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph