Coroner IDs man shot to death in western Las Vegas

A idiosyncratic who was shot and killed Friday night successful occidental Las Vegas has been identified arsenic a 44-year-old man.

Rafael Ampier Jr. died of a gunshot coiled to the chest, according to the Clark County coroner’s office, which ruled his decease a homicide.

Police were initially called astatine astir 9:15 p.m. Friday to the 6900 artifact of Montcliff Avenue, adjacent West Flamingo Road and South Rainbow Boulevard, aft receiving a study of a shooting, according to a connection from the Metropolitan Police Department connected Saturday afternoon.

Arriving officers recovered Ampier lying successful the driveway and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to University Medical Center, wherever helium died.

Investigators determined helium lived astatine the location and was subleasing to Antoine Cloutier.

“The unfortunate and Cloutier got into an statement aft Cloutier was asked to determination out,” Metro said. “The 2 got into a carnal altercation, during which Cloutier produced a firearm and changeable the victim.”

Cloutier fled the country earlier officers arrived, constabulary said.

Officers recovered and arrested Cloutier astatine astir 4 a.m. Saturday. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center connected a number of murder.

He is acceptable to look successful tribunal connected Tuesday.

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