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Man fatally shot in North Las Vegas

Updated June 24, 2022 - 1:28 pm

A 53-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday inside a North Las Vegas home had been shot to death.

Officers were conducting a welfare check around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of Stanley Avenue, near East Owens Avenue and North Bruce Street, when they found the man dead inside a house, according to a statement from North Las Vegas police Sgt. Jeff Wall.

The Clark County coroner’s office identified the man as Ricardo Ramirez-Rios of North Las Vegas. He died from a gunshot wound to the head and neck.

Wall said no one else was inside the home. He also said no arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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