Retired LVMPD officer detained in deadly southwest Las Vegas valley shooting
LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — A man is dead after a shooting in the southwest Las Vegas valley Tuesday, police say.
According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials, at approximately 1:36 p.m., dispatchers received a report of a shooting in the 7200 block of Arroyo Crossing Parkway in the southwest Las Vegas valley, or Spring Valley.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An individual who was detained by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers has been identified as a retired LVMPD officer, sources said. Officials say the department’s homicide section will be taking over the investigation.
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