Man found shot on front yard of home near downtown Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide near downtown early Tuesday morning.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shared that a shooting occurred in the 400 block of South 15th Street around 2 a.m.

According to LVMPD, a man was shot and found in the front yard of a house suffering from those injuries. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

The LVMPD Homicide unit is investigating the incident.

The public is advised to avoid the area.

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