4 shot as street racers, onlookers take over Las Vegas intersection

Four people were shot during a so-called street takeover near Harry Reid International Airport on Sunday, police said, with one of the wounded in critical condition.

Street takeovers refer to the illegal takeover of an intersection by groups of would-be stunt drivers who race and spin their cars out, with spectators hanging around and watching, many of them on the street and in close proximity to the cars.

At Sunday’s takeover at Bermuda and Pilot roads just south of the airport, the four people shot ended up at various local hospitals, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police said in a news release that they got reports of a street takeover and shooting near Bermuda and Pilot just after 2:15 a.m. Sunday and arrived to see multiple cars fleeing the area as well as “evidence of a shooting.”

Video of the Sunday incident shows a car spinning out, producing smoke, with the sound of apparent gunshots ringing out repeatedly, and people milling about and then running.

“The investigation by South Central Area Command detectives determined a male was attempting to get into a vehicle when he was confronted by one of the victims,” police said in a statement Tuesday. “A physical altercation took place. During the altercation, it is believed multiple people took out their firearms and began shooting.”

Police are urging anyone who might know anything to contact them. They’re also asking for any help in finding any related photos or videos.

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