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Suspect arrested in connection with morning homicide

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Police taped off a neighborhood in east Las Vegas after a person was found dead. (Christian Cazares/FOX5) Police taped off a neighborhood in east Las Vegas after a person was found dead. (Christian Cazares/FOX5)
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -

Las Vegas Metro Police arrested a man in connection with a homicide at a residence in the east end of the city Tuesday.

According to Metro, police received a call of a body in front of a home in the 5100 block of Margo Drive, near Harmon Avenue and Nellis Boulevard, just after 8:45 a.m.

Officers arrived to find the slain body, police said.

Metro told FOX5 that the victim was a resident of the home in the 5100 block of Margo. A suspect arrested Tuesday was a resident in the same home, Metro said.

The suspect was described only as a male by 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Further details weren't released.

Stay tuned to FOX5 for the latest on this breaking news.

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