Soldier of Fortune Attendee Fatally Shot by Own Gun

A Los Angeles man, in Las Vegas to attend the Soldier of Fortune convention, was killed with one of his own guns during a confrontation with two men, police said.

The victim was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Robert Thorburn, 48.

Sgt. Bill Keeton said the man got into a fistfight before dawn Wednesday with two men standing on a corner midway between downtown and the Las Vegas Strip.

Witnesses told police the man had been arguing with a woman just before the encounter with the two men. When the woman ran away, the man went to his car and obtained a small-caliber pistol.