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UPDATE: Man arrested for shooting at gas station near Meadows Mall

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Posted at 5:31 AM, Mar 22, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-11 13:24:38-04

UPDATE JUNE 11: Las Vegas police have arrested 34-year-old Roderick Lee for the shooting of Kashif Brown on March 22 in a gas station parking lot.

He was arrested June 10. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. No other information has been released.

UPDATE MARCH 25: The Clark County Coroner has identified the decedent as 24-year-old Kashif Brown. Brown's death was due to multiple gunshot wounds and was ruled a homicide.

ORIGINAL STORY
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide scene early Monday morning near the Meadows Mall.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said its detectives were at a scene in the 300 block of Valley View Boulevard, between Meadows Lane and Alta Drive.

STORY: Vegas police investigate homicide east of Las Vegas Strip

Homicide detectives say a shooting happened overnight at a gas station where a clerk heard gunshots and ran outside. A man in his 20s was then dead near one of the gas pumps.

The investigation led by the LVMPD Homicide Section indicates the man arrived in a vehicle and began pumping gas.

He went inside of the convenience store and purchased a few items and then returned to his vehicle, according to police.

Police say that while he was walking through the parking lot, he was confronted by another male and shot.

Stay with 13 Action News for updates on this developing story