Las Vegas police seek public’s help in homicide investigation east of Strip

Julia Romero

May 1, 2024 at 8:39 PM·1 min read

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help as they continue to investigate a man’s death after he was found east of the Strip.

The Clark County coroner identified the man as Robert Rodriguez. He was found dead on Sunday, April 28 shortly after 9 p.m. in the 800 block of East Sahara Avenue near Maryland Parkway.

On Wednesday, police released a photo of Rodriguez and urged the public to call police if they recognize him, or have any information relating to his death.

Police investigate man found dead near Las Vegas Strip, police say

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

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