Shooting investigation shuts down street west of Las Vegas Strip

Sahara Avenue near Teddy Drive is closed for a shooting investigation Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Nevada Department of Transportation FASTCam)

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By Tony Garcia / Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 6, 2025 - 5:18 am

Updated August 6, 2025 - 7:23 am

A road was closed west of the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday morning for a shooting investigation.

Police responded just before 2 a.m. to reports of a man down on the 2800 block of West Sahara Avenue near Interstate 15, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Eric Perkett.

The man was bleeding from the head, and he was transported to a hospital for treatment, Perkett said.

Sahara was closed between Richfield Boulevard and Teddy Drive.

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