Man killed in parking lot

Friday, April 10, 1998 | 9:38 a.m.

A Las Vegas man was killed early today in an apartment complex parking lot where he had gone to visit his girlfriend, Metro Police said.

At 2:20 a.m., neighbors called police after they heard shots being fired at the complex in the 2800 block of East Charleston Boulevard, police said. Officers reported that they found a 26-year-old man lying dead in the parking lot with a gunshot in his torso.

Witnesses told police they heard one shot and saw two men running from the scene.

Witnesses also saw a red compact car, with partial Nevada license plate No. 079, leaving the parking lot.

The victim's name was not released.

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