Police find 1 wounded by gunfire in south Las Vegas Valley

By MARIA AGEDA and RICARDO TORRES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Homes are blocked by police tape in a neighborhood near Las Vegas Boulevard and Starr Avenue on Monday, May 12, 2014. Police found a person wounded by a gunshot and suspect it could be linked to a home invasion. (Samantha Clemens-Kerbs/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A person was found shot Monday in the south Las Vegas Valley, and police suspect it could be linked to a home invasion. Police responded to a call in the 11000 block of Ethan Brook Street — near Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway — at 11:44 a.m., where they found a wounded person, according to Metro. The person who was shot was taken to University Medical Center, police said. That person’s condition was not available. Police are still investigating. (Samantha Clemens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Homes are blocked by police tape on Turtle Ridge Avenue in a neighborhood near Las Vegas Boulevard and Starr Avenue on Monday, May 12, 2014. Police found a person wounded by a gunshot and suspect it could be linked to a home invasion. (Samantha Clemens-Kerbs/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A man sits handcuffed while homes are blocked by police tape on Turtle Ridge Avenue in a neighborhood near Las Vegas Boulevard and Starr Avenue on Monday, May 12, 2014. Police found a person wounded by a gunshot and suspect it could be linked to a home invasion. (Samantha Clemens-Kerbs/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A home at the intersection of Ethan Brook Street and Turtle Ridge Avenue is photographed Monday, May 12, 2014. Police found a person wounded by a gunshot and suspect it could be linked to a home invasion. (Samantha Clemens-Kerbs/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A person was found shot Monday in the south Las Vegas Valley, and police suspect it could be linked to a home invasion.

Police responded to a call in the 11000 block of Ethan Brook Street — near Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway — at 11:44 a.m., where they found a wounded person, according to Metro.

The person was shot four times and taken to University Medical Center. The person’s injuries are not life-threatening, police said.

Gang detectives are investigating, police said.

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