3 injured in central Las Vegas overnight shootings, 1 critically
Three people were hospitalized, one of them in critical condition, after two shootings in central Las Vegas early Monday.
The first shooting occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on the 2900 block of Mountain Vista Street when a woman’s teenage son woke up his mother to say his father had been shot, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon stated in a text.
“The mother ran outside and found her husband with a gunshot wound to his abdomen area,” Gordon said. “The female started driving the victim to the hospital. Patrol officers spotted the female driving in the area of Eastern and Desert Inn and stopped her. “
First responders took the victim to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Second shooting
About 3:45 a.m., two male juveniles were dropped off at North Vista Hospital with nonlife-threatening gunshot wounds, Gordon said.
According to the victims, they were walking westbound on Vegas Valley en route to a convenience store when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up and fired gunshots at the victims.
They flagged down an citizen who drove them to the hospital but left before officers arrived.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com or at 702-838-0217. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.
