Las Vegas police say 19-year-old man shot, killed at apartment Friday morning

Update 11:38 a.m.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is asking for assistance with a Friday morning homicide investigation.

According to authorities, at around 4:42 a.m. officers responded to an apartment complex in the area of the 5000 block of East Craig Road, west of Nellis.

There were reports of gunshots in the complex and officers found shell casings outside of the apartments.

A welfare check was performed around 7 a.m. at an apartment nearby and a 19-year-old Hispanic man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The homicide unit is still on the scene investigating but believes some kind of altercation occurred outside when the victim returned to an apartment.

There is currently no suspect information. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide Friday morning.

According to police, the incident occurred in the 5100 block of E. Craig.

Police will provide an update at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the gas station near the corner of Craig and Nellis.

No further information was immediately available.

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