East valley barricade suspect taken into custody
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrest a suspect who is accused of trying to rob the Walmart at Charleston Commons on Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas. The suspect barricade himself in a dentists office in the same complex and was eventually extracted.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrest a suspect who is accused of trying to rob the Walmart at Charleston Commons on Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The suspect barricade himself in a dentists office in the same complex and was eventually extracted. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrest a suspect who is accused of trying to rob the Walmart at Charleston Commons on Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The suspect barricade himself in a dentists office in the same complex and was eventually extracted. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What started as a robbery call for Las Vegas police turned into an east valley barricade situation Tuesday afternoon.
Police got a call just after noon reporting a robbery in the 200 block of Nellis and Charleston boulevards, police said. The suspect fled down the street and barricaded himself inside what appeared to be a dentist’s office.
The suspect was taken into custody just before 2 p.m.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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