Police: Man killed while trying to stop flower robbery in Las Vegas

The alleged robber shot the good Samaritan, who later died after crashing his car into a palm tree, Las Vegas police said. A man died after being shot by an alleged robber of a flower saleswoman and crashing his car into a palm tree, Las Vegas police said. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Robert Price said police received a 911 call around 5 p.m. Thursday reporting gunfire near the 100 block of Upland Boulevard, near Jones Boulevard and Interstate 11.

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