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Heavy police presence outside El Cortez where a shooting took place in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, March 17, 2019. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae | Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Downtown Las Vegas mainstay El Cortez showcases its 80-year past as it builds for the future - Las Vegas Weekly
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