Las Vegas police shoot at man fleeing after traffic stop

A Las Vegas police officer fired one or more shots at a man who fled on foot after a traffic stop this morning. The suspect was arrested later in the afternoon. No other details about the arrest were released.

Police said no one was wounded in the shooting, which occurred in the 6200 block of Pinewood Avenue near Jones Boulevard and Twain Avenue.

The police search that followed forced the closure of nearby streets and lockdowns of seven schools.

Capt. Randy Montandon said the shooting followed a verbal altercation between the officer and the man, whose name wasn't known.

"The officer felt endangered and fired his weapon," Montandon said.

Police spokesman Bill Cassell said the incident occurred at 10:09 a.m.

Nobody was struck by the bullets, Cassell said.

The suspect was described as black, 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-5 and wearing a blue and orange shirt.

Police shut down several streets near the area of Torrey Pines Drive and Twain after shots were fired. All streets were shut down within the areas bounded by these four intersections: Redwood Street and Twain, Twain and Jones, Jones and Flamingo Road and Flamingo and Redwood.

Also, the Clark County School District locked down seven schools while police searched for the suspect.

Those included Decker, Dondero, Marion Earl, Jydstrup and Thiriot elementary schools, Wynn Middle School and Southwest Behavioral School.

School district spokesman Michael Rodriguez said kindergarten students at the elementary schools are being held at the school and will not be allowed to be picked up or released to their buses until the lockdowns are lifted.

Update: The lockdowns at the schools were lifted at 12:50 p.m.

Reporter Antonio Planas contributed to this report. Contact reporter Maggie Lillis at mlillis@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0279.