Las Vegas police arrest man shot by homeowner Tuesday morning
Police are investigating a home invasion in which the homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his Summerlin home in the 10600 block of Refectory Avenue, near Desert Inn Road and Town Center Drive, on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police are investigating an incident in which a homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his Summerlin home in the 10600 block of Refectory Avenue on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)
A homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his Summerlin home Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas police said the owner of a home in the 10600 block of Refectory Avenue, near Desert Inn Road and Town Center Drive, “encountered a man standing over him in his bedroom.” He shot the intruder and called police at 5:38 a.m.
The man who was shot tried to flee the home. He was arrested in the home’s backyard before being taken to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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