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Las Vegas police seek help to identify downtown shooting suspect

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 19, 2018 - 6:53 pm
 
Updated September 19, 2018 - 9:07 pm
Las Vegas police need help identifying a man suspected of a downtown shooting that occurred on Aug. 2. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police need help identifying a man suspected of a downtown shooting that occurred on Aug. 2. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police need help identifying a man suspected of a downtown shooting that occurred on Aug. 2. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
Las Vegas police need help identifying a man suspected of a downtown shooting that occurred on Aug. 2. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

Las Vegas police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of a downtown shooting in early August.

The shooting occurred on Aug. 2 in downtown Las Vegas, according to a Metropolitan Police Department tweet. Pictures of the man show him with braided hair in camouflage pants, a white T-shirt and a gray hat.

The shooting was reported at or near a 7-Eleven store, at 1101 E. Bonanza Road, around 8:10 p.m., according to police dispatch records.

No further information about the shooting was immediately available.

Police asked anyone with information about the man to contact Metro’s downtown area command at 702-828-4215.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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