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Nicholas Caples

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Mar 17, 2017

Victim Details

Nicholas Caples

March 28, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Las Vegas

NV

2017-03-17

2017-03-17

18

Nicholas

Caples

Yes

07/29/2026

1


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Nicholas Caples, 18, a white male, was shot during a family dispute inside his family’s home in the Centennial Hills area of northwest Las Vegas on the afternoon of Friday, March 17, 2017. Officers were called to the 10200 block of Yarmouth Sea Court near Farm Road and North Hualapai Way around 3 p.m.; Caples was taken to UMC Trauma, where he died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The Clark County coroner publicly identified him several days later.

Investigators determined the shot was ...
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  • UPDATE: Best friend remembers teen killed in family fight - KTNV
  • Clark County coroner IDs man fatally shot during family fight | Crime
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