Police investigate discovery of human remains at Las Vegas home

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigate the discovery of human remains at a home at the 8300 block of Shore Breeze Drive in Las Vegas, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

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By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 16, 2021 - 12:44 pm

Las Vegas police are investigating the discovery of human remains at a home in northwest Las Vegas.

Police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said the remains were discovered on Thursday at a home in the 8300 block of Shore Breeze Drive, near North Rampart and West Lake Mead boulevards. Police returned to the home to conduct further investigation on Friday.

“We started forensically processing yesterday afternoon and expect to be finished this evening,” Spencer wrote in a text message Friday.

Spencer said police do not know if foul play was involved in the person’s death. Further details were not immediately released.

This is a developing story. Please check back for details.

Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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