A report posted earlier this week about a former Long Beach man allegedly killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting Sunday night has been removed from our site.

The report was based on an account given by Guillermo “Junior” Montanez, who claimed his friend of more than 25 years, 30-year-old Johnathan Paumonte, had been killed in the shooting.

An independent source confirmed Paumante’s existence. And shortly after the article was published, an employee at Long Beach Poly initially said he knew Paumonte.

Further reporting, however, uncovered discrepancies in Montanez’s story, and school district officials said they could find no record of such a person attending the school.

When challenged, Montanez said his friend was adopted and may have been enrolled under a different last name, but school officials could find no record of the alternative names Montanez provided.

Additionally, none of the names Montanez provided appear on the list of victims released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office on Thursday night.

The Press-Telegram is continuing to research the story, and should additional information arise, this report will be updated.