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Man hospitalized after being shot near central Las Vegas hotel

Updated August 20, 2018 - 6:17 am

A man was hospitalized early Monday morning after he was shot in the central valley.

Police responded to the La Quinta Inn & Suites at 3970 Paradise Road, near Flamingo Road, after security guards found a man suffering a gunshot wound, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon.

Gordon said the man was shot in an alley less than a block away and then ran to La Quinta for help. He was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the leg and is expected to survive.

Gordon said the shooter is not in custody.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0365. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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