Walmart evacuated after shot fired, bomb threat
A Las Vegas Walmart was evacuated Saturday afternoon after an armed man dropped what appeared to be an explosive device, police said.
The incident happened at a store on South Rainbow Boulevard near I-215, Las Vegas police said.
Store security had tried to confront a man who wrote a bad check. The suspect struck the security officer with a gun and fled, dropping a backpack with the device inside, police said.
Las Vegas police Lt. Steve Herpolsheimer said the bomb squad removed the device.
The suspect got away, but police said he left identification at the store.
