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Toddler hospitalized after being shot late Wednesday night

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By LAWREN LINEHAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 21, 2016 - 1:20 pm

A toddler has nonlife-threatening injuries after being shot Wednesday night, Las Vegas police said.

Metro received a call about 4 a.m. Thursday from Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center regarding a juvenile, 3½, who was shot. Arriving officers determined that the shooting may have happened about 11 p.m. Wednesday and was the result of the child’s father accidentally discharging a handgun that was in his pocket.

The shooting happened near a car wash at Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard, police said.

Abuse and neglect detectives are investigating.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0391. Find @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.

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By Arlette Yousif / RJ

November 20, 2025 - 4:42 pm

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By Noble Brigham / RJ

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By Akiya Dillon / RJ

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Tyler Johns’ lawyer challenged witness statements that he was the aggressor in road rage killing of boy.

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By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

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By Akiya Dillon / RJ

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By Arlette Yousif / RJ

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By Spencer Levering / RJ

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By Akiya Dillon and Tony Garcia / RJ

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Police vehicle. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, File)

Shooting on I-11 sends one person to hospital

By Arlette Yousif / RJ

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A shooting on southbound Interstate 11 between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue sent one person to a local hospital Monday after being shot, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.