Coroner IDs man shot at apartment complex on Hopkins Drive

CREATED Jul. 9, 2012

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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The coroner's office has identified the man shot July 6 at an apartment complex on Hopkins Drive as 24-year-old Exavian Jones from Las Vegas.

The shooting happened at about 9:40 p.m. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department received a 911 call reporting shots fired.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a male and female suffering gunshot wounds. The female was treated at the scene. The male was transported to the University Medical Center.

Jones died at UMC a few hours later.

The shooting appears to have been a result of an altercation between two parties in the neighborhood. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have yet been made.

Anyone with information is asked to contact LVMPD's Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.