2 men arrested for shooting death of man in North Las Vegas

Monday, April 30th, 2018, 4:06pm

North Las Vegas Police arrested two men for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of another man Sunday night.

Officers said the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. in the 2000 block of East Tonopah Avenue. When North Las Vegas Police arrived to the area, they found a Hispanic male suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. Medical personnel arrived and transported the man to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

According to detectives, preliminary investigation indicates the victim, whose identity has not been released, was attending a party when he got into an argument with 19-year-old Fernando Corales, just outside the residence.

During the altercation, Corales pulled out a handgun and shot the male victim, police said. Then, 27-year-old Hugo Lopez came outside and also shot at the victim, according to North Las Vega Police. ... Read More

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Monday, April 30th, 2018, 10:21am

North Las Vegas Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead near Tonapah Avenue and Civic Center Drive.

The victim was in his late teens or early 20s and was shot during a party late Sunday night in a mobile home park, police said.

North Las Vegas Police did detail several people for questioning and say one of them is the suspected shooter.

"There was a disagreement during the party which led to the shooting. The victim was shot once in the upper torso," said Officer Eric Leavitt.

The victim was found in the street. He died just as he arrived at the hospital... Read More

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Monday, April 23rd, 2018, 4:55pm

A garbage truck overturned on the highway at I-15 northbound at Lake Mead.

According to Metro Police, three lanes are blocked, so traffic is being directed to the shoulder of the road.

This was a one-vehicle accident. The driver of the garbage truck was taken to University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. ... Read More

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018, 5:03pm

A teacher with the Clark County School District was arrested for a DUI accident Tuesday.

April Shepard, who is a fourth-grade teacher at Tom Williams Elementary School, is being charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence in an accident.

The Clark County School District Police Department arrested Shepard after responding to a report of an accident outside of Tom Williams Elementary School in North Las Vegas.

The investigation, which was conducted by the CCSD Police Department, determined that Shepard, 46, was driving a vehicle that struck two other parked vehicles along the street outside the school. No one was injured.

Shepard was booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

Shepard has been employed by CCSD since October 1996, and her employment status will be considered as assigned to home once she is released from custody... Read More

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Thursday, March 29th, 2018, 8:56pm

A North Las Vegas doctor who inappropriately touched at least seven patients could be back at work in a matter of days.

Last July, Jorge Burgos was sentenced to seven days in jail, a day for each victim he groped, as well as three years probation. He was accused of groping his patients.

In December 2017, his medical license was also suspended for four months. But that ends soon, and he could begin seeing patients again as early as Monday.

'I think it's unsettling for everybody, not just the division or anyone like that but we are officers of the court, and we have to enforce the conditions that they impose," said Lt. James Shubert, Division of Parole and Probation.

Lieutenant Shubert says Burgos has been in compliance since starting probation last July.

"He is subject to getting good time credit so if he's paying his fees and doing everything on probation, he does get good time credit, so we would shorten that term," Lt. Shubert said... Read More

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Thursday, March 29th, 2018, 6:45pm

A 23-year-old man who was arrested in February and indicted on charges that he threatened to carry out a mass shooting larger than the killing of 58 people on the Las Vegas Strip is being released to a nonprofit group home.

On Thursday, a judge ordered Calin Howard Hodges to await trial at a North Las Vegas residence that offers services for the mentally ill.

Hodges' trial on a charge of making a terrorist threat is expected to start May 14. He could face up to 20 years in prison if he's convicted.

Hodges is accused of telling members his church that he identified with mass shooters, and of posting on social media that he would carry out a killing bigger than the Oct. 1 massacre... Read More

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Wednesday, March 28th, 2018, 8:38pm

Several streets are blocked off near Tropical Parkway and Pecos Road because North Las Vegas police are searching for a home invasion and robbery suspect.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. near E. Centennial Parkway and Bruce Street. According to police, a vehicle taken from the home during the home invasion was spotted at Tropical Parkway and Pecos Road.

Officers pulled over the car and ended up taking one person into custody. The second suspect took off running on foot, police said.

North Las Vegas Police and K-9 officers are still searching for him.

No one was hurt... Read More

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