Man killed near downtown Las Vegas identified
Homicide detectives investigate the death of a man whose body was found near downtown Las Vegas early Wednesday morning, Jan. 4, 2017 (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The man found dead near downtown Las Vegas this week was identified Friday by the Clark County coroner’s office, which also confirmed his death as a homicide.
Daniel Aldape, 46, was found dead near the southeast corner of Ogden Avenue and City Parkway about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.The cause of Aldape’s death was blunt force head trauma, the coroner’s office said.
Aldape may have been homeless and living in the area, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
A suspect has not been identified, police said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Metro at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.
