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A man died after an apparent exchange of gunfire in front of a liquor store Saturday in the east valley, Las Vegas police said.
The shooting happened just after noon on Saturday in front of Your Stop Liquors, at 820 E. Twain Ave., Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said during a briefing outside the scene.
Police received report of multiple shots fired, and when officers arrived, they found a man, who was holding a handgun, lying in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds.
The man found in front of the store, who was in his late 20s, died at the scene, Spencer said.
“A few minutes” after officers arrived at the scene, another man with at least one gunshot wound walked into Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, which is about a mile from the store.
“We are not sure if that gunshot victim is related, we are trying to find that out right now,” Spencer said.
That man was in critical condition but was expected to survive, Spencer said Saturday afternoon.
Gang detectives were helping homicide investigators at the scene,
Spencer said.
“There is some information that we believe it may be gang-related,” he said.
Spencer said the shooting happened after an argument in the parking lot, but it was unclear what the argument was about. He said police were still searching for witnesses.
“We do believe there are multiple witnesses, and we are canvassing the area right now for video,” he said, later adding that “all we do know is we had a lot of gunshot rounds that were fired here.”
University Center Drive — formerly Swenson Street — was closed Saturday afternoon in both directions just north of East Twain Avenue.
The man who died will be identified by the Clark County coroner’s office after his family has been notified.
The man’s death marked the seventh homicide investigated by Metro this year, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal.
Spencer urged anyone with information about the shooting or who might be a witness to contact police at 702-385-5555, or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.