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Man hospitalized after shooting in central Las Vegas

Updated February 24, 2019 - 5:56 pm

A man is expected to survive a shooting Sunday afternoon in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.

Officers responded about 2:30 p.m. to the 3500 block of Swenson Street, near East Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway, on the shooting call, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Peter Kisfalvi said.

A man was shot and taken to a local hospital, Kisfalvi said. He was expected to survive.

Metro had not made an arrest, and detectives are investigating.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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