A dark Ford pickup truck riddled by bullets marked the scene of a Monday shooting that left one person dead and two others injured on a residential street near Decatur Boulevard and Sahara Avenue.

Las Vegas police spokesman Bill Cassell said the shooting occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. on the 5000 block of Edna Avenue. Cassell said during an early afternoon press conference that the investigation was ongoing, and that police were not immediately releasing the identities or ages of possible suspects and victims.
Police said one person was found dead at the scene. The other victims were transported to area hospitals.

The truck was parked a block from where police said the shooting happened in the neighborhood of ranch-style homes. Police said they expected to release additional information today.

Late Monday evening, Juan Muñoz identified the young man who was slain as his nephew, 19-year-old Juan Carlos Benitez. Muñoz said in Spanish that the truck belonged to his nephew and that police had confirmed he had died.

As Muñoz stood behind police tape, he said he was searching for answers as to why his nephew was killed.

“I knew him as a good guy,â€