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Man arrested in connection with girlfriend’s death

James Gina III (Metropolitan Police Department)

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A man was arrested Monday in connection with the death of his girlfriend inside a Las Vegas home.

At around 2:30 p.m. a woman was found dead inside the home in the 1600 block of Golden Arrow Drive, near Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn Road. She was found with her boyfriend, 50-year-old James Gina III, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police identified Gina as a suspect, and he was booked into custody on suspicion of murder.

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