Victim of weekend shooting at Las Vegas hotel identified

By Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 31, 2018 - 11:07 am

(David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man who was shot to death Sunday night in the east Las Vegas Valley.

Las Vegas police were called just after 8:30 p.m. when the victim, identified Thursday as Michael Lamar Ragland, 46, was shot at Siegel Suites, 4823 Boulder Highway, near East Flamingo Road. He was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

As of Thursday morning, police had not made any arrests in the shooting.

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Dianelys Fernandez (left) and Guillermo Lastre. (Metropolitan Police Department)

Video shows 2 murder suspects at crime scene, police say

By Noble Brigham / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 9:07 am

Las Vegas police say the suspects admit they were at the scene of the crime in the southeast valley, but they deny killing a man and a woman found dead there.

Members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Section investigate the scene ...

Las Vegas man shot, killed by childhood friend, police say

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 3:43 pm

A 23-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this week in the east valley.

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Teen killed during ‘drug transaction’ identified

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 1:56 pm

A 15-year-old boy fatally wounded in northeast Las Vegas during what police classified as a “drug transaction” earlier this month was identified Thursday.

Walmart parking lot shooting may have been self-defense, police say

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 6:19 pm

A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.

Clark County coroner's office (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Teen killed at weekend house party identified

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 1:50 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office identified a teenager shot and killed early Sunday at a west valley house party.

Man, woman arrested in shooting deaths of 2 in southeast valley

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 7:22 pm

The bodies were discovered June 5 in the 4900 block of South Droubay Drive, near Tropicana Avenue.

1 dead after shooting near Henderson Walmart

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 9:14 am

Henderson police and fire crews responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Marks Street.

Isiah Branch (Metropolitan Police Department)

Man arrested in early Monday fatal shooting in east valley

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

June 11, 2024 - 9:28 pm

The shooting occurred about 5:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of Peyton Drive, near Eastern Avenue and East Charleston Boulevard.

‘I’m ready to die’: Man killed by officers was about to stab woman, police say

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

June 12, 2024 - 7:17 pm

Officers burst through a Las Vegas apartment window Saturday night and opened fire on a man about to stab a woman with a two-prong fork after the man had told a dispatcher, “I’m ready to die.”

Parents accused of killing 2-year-old son appear in court

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

June 11, 2024 - 7:51 pm

Diaja Smith and Jacoby Robinson face murder and child abuse charges. They were arrested after their son’s body was found in a dumpster near downtown Las Vegas.