A man was shot in south Las Vegas on Sunday evening, police said.
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A suspect has been taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol, several hours after a shooting on the Strip late Sunday left one person critically injured and a hotel-casino on lockdown for several hours.
Officers were called to the 3700 block of Alcantara Lane, near Elkhorn Road and Aviary Way, around 8 p.m. and found a man with gunshot wounds.
Officers responded about 10:50 a.m. to a car wash on the 2400 block of North Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Carey Avenue, according to a statement from the North Las Vegas Police Department.
The death is the seventh homicide the department has investigated this year, according to records maintained by the Review-Journal.
Detectives were conducting the investigation on South Valley View Boulevard south of West Sahara Avenue.
The victims were taken to an area hospital, and the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
A fifth person was arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a maintenance worker who was found New Year’s Eve next to a burning car in Barstow, California.
A woman’s body was found in Henderson after she was reported missing Thursday night, and police said they are investigating the death as a homicide.
Officials are urging the public to watch the 1 October Sunrise Remembrance ceremony remotely this year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Clark County prosecutors will not pursue charges against a Las Vegas man initially accused of participating in the sexual assault of a woman at a party.
Police are looking for a man who robbed a business and hit someone with a firearm last month near Sunset Park.
A man in the United States illegally has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for involvement in an elaborate insurance fraud scam with ties to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police said they recently arrested a man in possession of more than 200 stolen credit and debit cards and drugs.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in solving a string of armed robberies in the west valley last month.
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