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🌱 How a late-night snack run turned tragic near Craig and Simmons

North Las Vegas, Nevada Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings North Las Vegas! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. β˜€οΈ

In today's newsletter:

  • How a late-night snack run turned tragic near Craig and Simmons
  • What bodycam video reveals about North Las Vegas’ first 2026 police shooting
  • How North Las Vegas first-gen grads are celebrating this milestone season

Also on today's calendar: Medizin 10 Year Anniversary Celebration!.

Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? πŸ€” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very hot with sunshine, with a high of 101 and low of 76 degrees. 🌢 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 101, low: 76.
  • Sunday: Record-breaking temperatures, with a high of 104 and low of 76 degrees.

πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ Mother speaks out after suspected impaired driver kills one daughter, injures another in North Las Vegas (ktnv.com) β€” A North Las Vegas family is grieving after two sisters were struck by an allegedly impaired driver near Craig Road and Simmons Street, killing 17-year-old Janiah Gant and seriously injuring 19-year-old Leilani Wigfall. Their mother is planning a funeral, monitoring her older daughter’s recovery, and calling for maximum punishment and safer driving as prosecutors debate bail and the case moves toward a June 17 court date.
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β€’ Dramatic footage shows man shouting atop car before NLV police fatally shoot him (reviewjournal.com) β€” North Las Vegas police have released body camera video from an April 29 incident where officers fatally shot 31-year-old Khalil Normi Jamal Smith after a crash near East Gowan Road and North 5th Street. The footage shows Smith on top of a vehicle with scissors, then repeatedly advancing toward officers despite commands, leading to gunfire and an ongoing review of the department’s first 2026 shooting.
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β€’ Las Vegas graduation season highlights first-generation students reaching the finish line (fox5vegas.com) β€” Graduation season is in full swing across the valley, with celebrations kicking off in North Las Vegas and highlighting the journeys of first-generation college students. Local nonprofit Co-Libre Education and the Dolores Huerta Resource Center are teaming up to honor these grads, including a North Las Vegas mom finishing College of Southern Nevada while celebrating her child’s kindergarten graduation.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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