Road rage incident leads to shooting
A man who was shot in the hand after a road rage incident walked into Spring Valley Hospital on Tuesday, which prompted a short lockdown of the medical center, hospital officals said. An ambulance is parked outside the ER at Spring Valley Hospital in this Thursday December 21, 2006, file photo. (Marlene Karas/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man was shot in the hand after an apparent road rage incident in the west Las Vegas Valley Tuesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
The shooting happened about 3:45 p.m. near Flamingo Road and Arville Street.
One person pepper-sprayed another, and was then shot in the hand by a small-caliber pistol by the other person, police said.
Officers found the pistol in front of the Palms and located the suspect’s vehicle at a nearby apartment complex, but police said the suspect has not been found.
The man who suffered a gunshot to his left hand took himself to Spring Valley Hospital, which prompted a short lockdown of the medical center, hospital officals said.
Contact reporter Colton Lochhead at clochhead@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4638.
