71-year-old prisoner dies at hospital in Las Vegas

A 71-year-old man serving two life sentences died Tuesday in Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Paul D. Fowler died about 4 p.m. Tuesday at Centennial Hills

Hospital Medical Center, corrections spokeswoman Brooke Santina said in a release. He was held at High Desert State Prison outside of Las Vegas.

Fowler was serving consecutive sentences since June 13, 1995, for firstdegree murder with a deadly weapon.