LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The gunman who shot and killed a man inside a Las Vegas gym Friday was identified Monday as Daniel Ortega, 34, the 8 News Now Investigators first reported.
Police shot and killed Ortega, of North Las Vegas, after the shooting inside the Las Vegas Athletic Club last Friday on Rainbow Boulevard near Vegas Drive. Edgar Quinonez, a longtime employee, was killed, the business said Saturday.
Ortega worked as a bellman at a Las Vegas Strip property, several sources told the 8 News Now Investigators. A funeral home caring for his remains had no comment Monday on behalf of the family.
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Las Vegas Metropolitan police will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m., which will be live-streamed in this story.
Three other people were injured in the shooting.
Officers involved in shooting at Las Vegas gym identified
It’s expected that more details about the shooter and what may have led to the shooting will be released during the briefing.
The Clark County coroner’s office did not respond to two email requests Monday.
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