Coroner names man killed during sidewalk argument

The 19-year-old man gunned down during an argument Thursday on a northeast valley sidewalk has been identified.

The Clark County coroner’s office determined Friday that Gustavo Carcamo of Las Vegas died from a gunshot wound to his chest. He died at the scene on the 3900 block of East Owens Avenue, and his death was ruled a homicide.

Police said Carcamo and a woman, who police believe was his girlfriend, were walking on the street’s south sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up alongside the woman, Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said Thursday. Police said the driver, who did not exit the vehicle during the incident, spoke to the woman before he began arguing with Carcamo.

He was shot while the two men were fighting over a gun, which police believe belonged to Carcamo, Spencer said.

Police on Thursday could not say whether the victim’s girlfriend knew the driver, but Spencer said the shooting did not appear to be random.

After the shooting, the driver, a man in his 50s, drove to a gas station at the intersection of Owens and Lamb Boulevard, where police took him into custody. out” on social media networks next week, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada said.

Even though Transit Driver Appreciation Day is on Sunday, the RTC is marking the occasion through March 25, agency spokesman Brad Seidel said.

During that time, bus riders who name their drivers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the tags #Driversrock and @RTCSNV will be entered to win one of 50 24-hour ridertc bus passes that are available only on the transit agency’s smartphone app.

RTC officials also plan to highlight some of the agency’s 1,500 bus drivers on its social media channels throughout the week, Seidel said.