Man, woman found shot to death in NLV

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002 | 9:51 a.m.

North Las Vegas Police are investigating the slayings of a man and woman found shot to death on a sidewalk Tuesday morning.

Police were called to 2000 block of Lawry Avenue at Comstock Drive about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and found a woman dead on the sidewalk and a man dead on the street by the curb near their rental car.

Residents told police they heard gunshots, but didn't see anything else. The two slain people have not been identified, but detectives determined the couple didn't live in the neighborhood, Lt. Art Redcay, a department spokesman, said.

The slain man had a handgun, but police do not know if it had been fired. Detectives had determined it was not a murder suicide and the pair had been killed by someone else, Redcay said.

The slayings are not suspected to be gang related, Sgt. Frank DeMartino of the robbery/homicide unit said.

"It may have been an altercation between them and someone else," DeMartino said.

Police have identified the slain woman, but her name was not released this morning pending notification of her family. The man had not been identified.

Police do not know what the couple was doing in the neighborhood, but will trace where they were before the shooting now that they have identified the woman.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call North Las Vegas Police at 633-9111 or Secret Witness at 385-5555.