The Clark County, Nevada coroner has identified the victim of the shooting that happened on Fremont Street Experience early Sunday morning.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas Sunday morning.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said the shooting happened around 2:12 a.m. June 19 in the Fremont Street Experience. Police working foot patrol responded after hearing gunfire under the canopy.
Officers found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to University Medical Center, where one died. The other suffered non life-threatening injuries, LVMPD said.
The victim was identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as 23-year-old Raymond Renova. Renova died from gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.
Police said the shooting happened after a fight broke out between several people in the Fremont Street Experience. During the fight, one person pulled out a gun and started firing.
LVMPD said the person who died was part of the altercation and the other who was injured was “an innocent bystander.”
Raymond Renova was killed, and his now his father has started a GoFundMe account to help with funeral costs. The family wants to take Raymond’s body back to California.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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