Man shot to death minutes into 2022 in downtown Las Vegas identified

A antheral who was fatally changeable minutes into the caller twelvemonth successful downtown Las Vegas was identified Wednesday arsenic 60-year-old Derrick Scott.

The Clark County coroner’s bureau said that Scott died from a gunshot coiled to the chest.

The shooting was reported astir 12:30 a.m. Saturday successful an alley adjacent North 13th Street and East Ogden Avenue, a fewer blocks distant from New Year’s Eve festivities astatine the Fremont Street Experience.

The Metropolitan Police Department said gunfire followed a quarrel between Scott and an unidentified antheral and chartless woman, who were gone by the clip officers arrived.

Scott died astatine the scene, constabulary said.

Anyone with further accusation was asked to interaction Metro astatine 702-828-3521 oregon homicide@lvmpd.com. To stay anonymous, interaction Crime Stoppers astatine 702-385-5555 oregon crimestoppersofnv.com.

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