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Associated Press - February 7, 2010 9:15 AM ET
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - North Las Vegas police say a 26-year-old man has been arrested on murder and conspiracy charges in a fight to the death with another man a week ago.
Cedric Jackson is being held at the North Las Vegas jail pending a court appearance in the slaying of a 24-year-old man who was found mortally wounded about 3:40 a.m. Jan. 31 on a street near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Carey Avenue.
Police say Jackson and the victim met to resolve a verbal altercation.
Police say a second man was hospitalized for a gunshot wound that wasn't considered life-threatening. His name wasn't made public.
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