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By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 14, 2025 - 11:12 am

Updated April 14, 2025 - 6:43 pm

A man with burns on his body was found dead Sunday morning near railroad tracks in Las Vegas.

Police were called just before 7:45 a.m. to the 1500 block of A Street, near West Owens Avenue and Interstate 15, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.

The identification of the victim, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact Metro’s Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on X.

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