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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say an armed suspect was shot to death after breaking into a Las Vegas apartment. Authorities say officers investigating a possible shooting at an apartment complex just after 3 a.m. yesterday learned of another shooting. The officers found a victim with non-life-threatening injuries and a suspect shot inside an apartment. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say a preliminary investigation indicates the unknown suspect gained entry and confronted two people in the apartment. One of the victims then shot the suspect several times. The suspect then shot and injured the other victim who was unarmed.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dogs trained to comfort witnesses in court are becoming more widespread and could be headed for Clark County. The Clark County District Attorney's office is exploring whether the dogs can be used in its legal system, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said it could take a year to get a dog into the Regional Justice Center. The dogs would be a helpful addition to the eight advocates for victims and witnesses in the Clark County District Attorney's Office, Wolfson said.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say an officer escaped serious injury after being struck by a vehicle. Authorities were notified around 2:45 p.m. Friday that a motorcycle officer was injured. Police responded to Durango and Starboard Drives. They say it appears a truck hit the officer's motorcycle, throwing the officer from the bike. The officer was taken to UMC Trauma Center, where his injuries were found to not be life-threatening. Police say he suffered a broken collar bone.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a man was found shot to death in a car in Las Vegas and a suspect is still at large. Police officers were called around 2:15 a.m. yesterday to investigate a shooting of someone in a vehicle. They arrived in the area of South Jones Boulevard and Rochelle Avenue and located the victim with a gunshot wound. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators believe the victim was driving when a passenger shot him as he was parking.
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