Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 | 9:05 a.m.
A man found slumped in a car near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip appeared to have shot himself, Metro Police said today.
A police officer on the way to work about 5:32 a.m. today found the man inside the car dead of an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
Police have ruled the shooting a suicide, but the Clark County Coroner's Office will determine the man's identity and official cause of death, police said.
Last month the sign was defaced with graffiti, which was removed by county crews.
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