Teenage boy shot Monday night in North Las Vegas
A sign is shown near University Medical Center's emergency department entrance at UMC Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A teenage boy was shot Monday night in North Las Vegas and is expected to live.
North Las Vegas police responded to a shooting in the 2400 block of Ellis Street near Carey Avenue just before 9 p.m., police spokeswoman Ann Cavaricci said.
Police found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. He was taken to University Medical Center with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, Cavaricci said.
No one has been taken into custody, and a suspect description is not available, police said.
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