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Coroner IDs 19-year-old man fatally shot in central Las Vegas

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man fatally shot Sunday night in the central valley.

Dewon Davis, 19, died of a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide, the coroner’s office said. He died Sunday at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

Officers had been called to the 3800 block of Cambridge Street, near East Twain Avenue, at 8:43 p.m., according to police logs.

Las Vegas police have not released further information about his death, and no arrests had been made as of Wednesday afternoon.

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

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