Las Vegas Strip Shooting: One Dead, One Wounded
Posted: March 25, 2017 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Cosmopolitan Hotel, LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas Strip, Shooting Leave a comment
Part of the Las Vegas Strip was reportedly shut down on Saturday after a shooter killed one person and wounded another.
The suspect was barricaded inside a bus, as police and tactical teams rushed to the scene and surrounded the vehicle, according to CNN.
“This incident is being treated as a barricade at this time. There is no credible information that there is a second suspect,” Officer Larry Hadfield told CNN.
The Las Vegas police department tweeted at 1:23 p.m. local time, “S. Las Vegas Blvd. between Flamingo and Harmon remains closed due to a barricade subject on bus. Please avoid the area.” At 2:25 p.m. the account tweeted, “North/southbound traffic on Las Vegas Blvd continues to be closed while we work to peacefully resolve this ongoing barricade.”
The shooting took place near the Cosmopolitan Hotel… (read more)
Source: Variety
