Violent Crimes Keep North Las Vegas Police Busy

It was a violent start to the weekend for North Las Vegas Police as they investigated a double homicide and a home invasion robbery in two nearby neighborhoods. Both crimes were not connected.

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Police responded to a scene just minutes before midnight Friday on Yellow Mandarin Court near Pecos and Tropical. They found two people shot, one was dead at the scene, the other victim was taken to UMC Medical Center's Trauma Unit where he later died of his injuries. Meanwhile, just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, a man with a gun pushed his way into a home on Camino Mirada. Police say he shot one of the homes residents seriously wounded the victim. Both victims in the home at the time of the crime were able to make an escape and call police. More...

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