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Police investigate after body found in central Las Vegas

Updated April 28, 2018 - 6:57 pm

Las Vegas police and the Clark County coroner are investigating after a body was found near a highway off-ramp Friday morning in the central valley.

Police responded about 6:15 a.m. after someone reported an unresponsive person in an area next to the Interstate 15 off-ramp at Washington Avenue, near D Street, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Kurt McKenzie.

Medical personnel pronounced the person dead at the scene, McKenzie said, and no foul play was suspected.

A member of the coroner’s office examined several bags near the body as officers walked through the area next to the off-ramp.

The Clark County coroner’s office will identify the person after family members are notified.

Contact Max Michor at 702-383-0365 or mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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