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Man killed, woman wounded in east Las Vegas shooting after street dispute
A man died and a woman was injured after multiple people exchanged gunfire near Walnut Star Lane and Star Creek Bay Lane early Saturday. Police said the shooters fled before officers arrived.
A man was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting early Saturday in east Las Vegas after a dispute outside a home, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Officers were sent to the area of Walnut Star Lane and Star Creek Bay Lane at about 2:07 a.m. Oct. 17. They found the two victims in the street with apparent gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital, where the man later died.
Police said several people involved in the dispute drew firearms and shot at one another, hitting the victims in the crossfire. The suspects had left by the time officers arrived.
The department’s Homicide Section is investigating. Anyone with information can call investigators at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.