LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A homicide investigation is underway after a shooting was reported in Sunset Park late Wednesday night.
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Clark County Department of Public Safety and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the shooting report in the 2600 block of East Sunset Road around 10:33 p.m. on Oct. 8.
Responding officers said they found a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency medical aid was rendered until medical personnel arrived, but the victim died at the scene.
Police say an individual connected to the incident was detained at the scene, but was later released.
The case is still under investigation. Police said they will submit the case to the Clark County District Attorney's Office for a self-defense review.
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Members of the public are asked to avoid the area due to the ongoing investigation and a heavy police presence.
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One man has been taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said, and another man has been detained at the scene.
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Had he survived, he would have faced charges of coercion with force, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic battery, violation of a temporary protection order, and resisting a public officer.
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Investigators identified the suspect as 35-year-old Jesse Robinson III, who was booked into the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center.
