A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
Shootings
Henderson police and fire crews responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Marks Street.
A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.
The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. near East Lake Mead Boulevard near North Pecos Road, according to the police department.
The homicide during a drug deal occurred Oct. 22, 2023, near East Charleston Boulevard and North 28th Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene while another later died at an area hospital after arriving on his own.
One person was shot in a parking garage across the street from UNLV’s main campus.
U.S. 93 was closed in Caliente during the Friday investigation, according to a LCSO post on its Facebook page.
No officers were injured, but few details were available.
Officers were diverted from another call and sped down West Charleston Boulevard to the April 8 shooting scene at the Prince Law Group in City National Bank building.
Dispatchers received a report about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday of a shooting inside a residence in the 10200 block of Gladstone Peak Court, near North Hualapai Way and Farm Road.
The shooting was reported about 5:15 p.m. on the 4000 Block of Escondido Street, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Braden Schrag.
The man was believed to be in his 30s. Both were taken to University Medical Center for injuries not believed life-threatening.