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Las Vegas homicide detectives investigate shooting near UNLV

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By Sabrina Schnur Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 30, 2020 - 1:09 am

Updated August 30, 2020 - 1:26 am

Homicide detectives were called to a shooting near University of Nevada, Las Vegas, early Sunday morning.

Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ray Spencer said homicide detectives were called around 12:45 a.m. to the 700 block of East Twain Avenue, near University Center Drive for a shooting in the area.

No further information was immediately available.

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

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