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Suspect involved in CVS parking lot shooting found dead, Las Vegas police say

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — One man is dead after being shot to death by another man in a CVS parking lot in the 2700 block of South Maryland Parkway on Oct. 20.

Arriving officers from LVMPD's South Central Command located a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds on the scene, who was later declared deceased. Preliminary investigation conducted near State Street indicated that the suspect fled the scene after fatally shooting the man.

Detectives would later identify 21-year-old Cameron Mendiola as the suspect in this case.

On October 21, officers located Mendiola in the 6800 block of Bermuda Road suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Medical personnel responded and pronounced him deceased at the scene.