17-year-old arrested after body found in vehicle near downtown Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A 17-year-old is charged with murder after a person was found fatally shot in a car near downtown Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a report from a man who claimed his son “shot his friend” at an “unknown location” on Monday. After speaking with the man, officers responded around 4:08 a.m. to the 1600 block of East St. Louis Avenue near Maryland Parkway

There, officers found the victim in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

An initial investigation determined that the 17-year-old male intentionally shot the victim, but details of the shooting are unclear.

The juvenile was arrested and booked into the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center on a charge of open murder.

The identity of the deceased and the cause and manner of death will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the LVMPD Homicide Division by phone at 702-828-3521 or by email [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555 or online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

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