LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police arrested a 19-year-old in a deadly shooting that took place in front of a Walgreens store in the northwest valley early Monday morning.
According to Lt. Steve Riback with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, police responded to a call in the 6800 block of N. Durango Drive near Deer Springs Way around 2:45 a.m.
When officers arrived, a man suffering a gunshot wound was found near a sidewalk in the store’s parking lot. Lt. Riback said paramedics responded initially to help the victim but he died at the scene.
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According to Lt. Riback, the shooting was an isolated incident and there was no danger to the public.
Police later arrested 19-year-old Joshua Martinez on a charge of open murder. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Metro’s Homicide section at (702) 828-3521, or to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers at (702) 385-5555.
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