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Man fatally shot at bus stop in east Las Vegas; shooter at large

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man was rushed to the hospital after a shooting at a bus stop in east Las Vegas early Wednesday morning, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.

The victim was transported to Sunrise Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

Metro officials said the shooting happened at approximately 2:14 a.m. at a bus stop on Tropicana Avenue and Morris Street (east of Nellis Boulevard).

Police believe there was a fight at the bus stop and the man was shot. The gunman fled the scene and had not been apprehended.

Additional information about the shooting or a potential suspect was not immediately released by police. This is a developing story.