This is a roundup of all the breaking news from around the Las Vegas valley for March 14, 2018.
3:23 P.M.
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue says the fire on Mesquite Avenue was caused by squatters and appears to have started in the kitchen. Damages were estimated at $25,000.
UPDATE: Mesquite Ave, squatters, appears it started in kitchen, $25K dmg, no inj's. PIO1 pic.twitter.com/Et2dxmBCac
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) March 14, 2018
2 P.M.
A former student brought a toy gun apparently made out of Legos to Garside Junior High School, prompting a lockdown before he was taken into custody. READ MORE
1:45 P.M.
A fourplex at 2616 Mesquite Avenue, which was being renovated after a fire in December, caught fire again. No injuries have been reported and no one was displaced. The cause is under investigation.
UPDATE: 1:45PM 2616 Mesquite Ave fire in 4-plex being renovated after fire on Dec 1 (where homeless man rescued 2 kids), fire is OUT, no injuries, no1 displaced, cause U/I PIO1 pic.twitter.com/dBKEHSBhTj
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) March 14, 2018
OVERNIGHT
A man was shot in the head on Tuesday night near Nellis Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue. It happened shortly after 11 p.m. on Lamont. Police believe it may have been a drug-related shooting. The victim was transported to hospital in unknown condition. The shooter left in a red, 4-door vehicle.
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