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Man shot in neck in northeast Las Vegas

By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
January 29, 2017 - 3:54 pm
 
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting in the northeast valley that left one man injured.

Officers responded just before 2 p.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting in the 5200 block of Pentagon Avenue, near Craig Road and North Las Vegas Boulevard, according to Metro Lt. Steve Summers.

A man was shot in the neck and taken to University Medical Center in unknown condition. The shooter has not been found, Summers said.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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