Crime & Safety
North Las Vegas 7-Eleven Shooting: Security Guard Kills Gunman
The man walked in with a gun and started firing. The security guard fired back.
A security guard at a North Las Vegas 7-Eleven shot and killed a man who walked in with a gun and started firing. It happened about 5 Monday morning at the store at Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road.
Police say they do not believe the motive was robbery but have not et elaborated.
Officers arrived and the gunman was suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead soon after.
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Police are looking into whether the man - whose name has not been released - was involved in a fight at the 7-Eleven.
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