Las Vegas seeks students' help in school shooting

Teen wounded near middle school, but students aren't talking

Feb. 27, 2008

Las Vegas police are asking students to overcome the "stop-snitching" culture and come forward with information about a shooting earlier this week near a Clark County (Nev.) district middle school. Victor Bravo, a high school sophomore, was on his way to Gibson Middle School to walk his younger brother home Monday when he was wounded in the lower back and arm. He is hospitalized in fair condition.
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EARLIER: A 16-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was shot and wounded a few blocks from Gibson Middle School, the third shooting outside a Clark County (Nev.) school in 11 days. The victim was in serious condition with wounds in his arm and lower back, The shooting occurred 11 minutes after classes at Gibson let out for the day. Witnesses say there were about 30 to 40 students walking near an intersection when the shooting occurred.
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