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Man fatally shoots mother's boyfriend during argument, police say

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Metro Police are investigating a fight that turned deadly in the northwest valley.

Police first received calls of gunshots in the area of the 10000 block of Mount Blackburn Avenue and North Silver Run Peak Drive at around 10 a.m.

Authorities found a man with gunshot wounds at a home. Medical personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Authorities later learned that the adult son of the mother got into a fight with his mother's boyfriend. The son pulled a gun on the boyfriend and shot him, resulting in the boyfriend's death, according to LVMPD.

The son, identified as 24-year-old Akili Porter, is now in custody, held on a charge of open murder with a deadly weapon.

There is no threat to the public.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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