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Ryan Nelson

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated Nov 10, 2018

Victim Details

Ryan Nelson

Male

White / Caucasian

Las Vegas

NV

2018-11-10

23

Ryan

Nelson

07/18/2026

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In the late hours of November 10, 2018, a birthday party in a south Las Vegas Valley apartment took a tragic turn, ending the life of 23-year-old Ryan Nelson of Henderson. The gathering, held at the Amalfi Apartments on Wigwam Avenue, was small, with about eight people in their 20s in attendance. Inside one of the apartment's bedrooms, a single gunshot shattered the celebratory atmosphere, leaving a devastating impact.

That single bullet ended Ryan Nelson's life at the scene and then stru ...
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  • Las Vegas Sun: Police: 1 dead in shooting at south Las Vegas apartment complex
  • https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/1-dead-1-critically-hurt-after-shooting-in-south-las-vegas-1524821/
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