Manuel de Jesus Parra-Luna, 28, was shot in the head Saturday morning by his girlfriend’s husband, later identified as 41-year-old Jorge Rodriguez, who then killed himself. The woman also was wounded, but is expected to survive.
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Jovanni Grimes was fatally shot about 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Lewis Family Park, near East Charleston Boulevard and Tree Line Drive. The Clark County coroner’s office on Monday ruled his death a homicide.
Jeffrey Robinson, 62, was shot late on Jan. 4 in the parking lot of a residential area on the 6200 block of Ilanos Lane after arguing with another man over a parking spot. The suspected shooter used a shotgun, police said.
A couple who police said were new to the Las Vegas Valley were found dead Monday morning after an apparent murder-suicide.
Celia Luna should have been in Mexico visiting her son and granddaughter by now.
Above-average temperatures and mostly sunny skies are in store for the Las Vegas Valley this weekend.
Elijah A. Watson’s arrest came almost a month after the Dec. 9 shooting on the 4100 block of Overbrook Drive, which left one man dead and another seriously wounded. He is facing first-degree murder and other charges.
A flood of crashes and several water rescues kept emergency personnel busy on Tuesday as heavy rainfall continued throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Rain has returned to the Las Vegas Valley Monday morning for the first time in nearly four months.
The man accused of shooting his estranged wife at her west valley workplace before turning the gun on himself Saturday night has survived and now faces a murder charge.
A storm system moving through the Las Vegas Valley this week could end the city’s more than 100-day dry spell.
According to Las Vegas Review-Journal records, Metro investigated 171 homicides, not including the 58 deaths from the mass shooting on Oct. 1.
Homicide detectives are investigating the deadly shooting of two hotel security guards Saturday morning.
An arrest report states a fresh blood trail helped Las Vegas police officers identify and locate the retired linebacker as the wanted driver.