During a welfare check, officers discovered a dead man in an apartment in northeast Las Vegas.

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A man's death is being looked into by Las Vegas Metro Police after he was discovered "unresponsive" on Friday morning during a welfare check.

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A man's death is being looked into by Las Vegas Metro Police after he was discovered "unresponsive" on Friday morning during a welfare check.

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During their search of the area, the responding cops found multiple shot casings but no victim.

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An adult male who was not responding was discovered inside an apartment by a concerned citizen while performing a welfare check

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The victim was found by the responding officers and medical professionals with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

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Later, the authorities at the site declared him dead, according to a call made to LVMPD Dispatch at at 7:16 a.m.

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The detectives believe the victim discovered during the welfare check is connected to the unauthorised gunshot that occurred earlier that morning.

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The Clark County Coroner's Office will make the deceased's identity, cause of death, and manner of death public.

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Call the LVMPD Murder Division at 702-828-3521 or send an email to homicide@lvmpd.com if you have any information regarding this occurrence.

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