Homicide victim discovered during hiker rescue near Las Vegas ID’d
A man found shot and stabbed last week in a desert area while emergency personnel were searching for hikers on Frenchman mountain has been identified.
Carlos Anton Pashaca-Rodriguez, 21, died of multiple gunshot wounds to his head and multiple stab and incise wounds, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.
Pashaca-Rodriguez’s body was spotted by search and rescue personnel about 3:10 p.m. Thursday near Frenchman Mountain Road, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said it appeared the body had been there for more than a day.
Anyone with information regarding Pashaca-Rodriguez’s death should call Metro’s homicide unit at 702-828-3521 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
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