Just In: Shooting in Las Vegas Sparks Major Investigation, 'Heavy' Police Presence in the Area
Multiple news agencies reported a heavy police presence in Las Vegas on Monday morning following reports of a shooting.
No details were immediately confirmed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
According to KVVU-TV, a shooting was reported at a business in the Las Vegas neighborhood of Summerlin.
DEVELOPING: Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting inside a business in Summerlin on Monday morning.
UPDATES: https://t.co/aQhcRInQ35 pic.twitter.com/Veqqsg3uyl— Las Vegas Review-Journal (@reviewjournal) April 8, 2024
The department called the situation “dynamic” in a social media post.
“We are investigating a shooting inside a business near Pavilion Center Drive and Charleston,” the department shared on the social media platform X.
Vegas police added, “This is a dynamic event and multiple LVMPD emergency vehicles are responding. Please avoid the area. We will have more info soon.”
#BREAKING We are investigating a shooting inside a business near Pavilion Center Drive and Charleston. This is a dynamic event and multiple LVMPD emergency vehicles are responding. Please avoid the area. We will have more info soon. pic.twitter.com/jAx1qZEvi0
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) April 8, 2024
According to KVVU, some schools in the neighborhood were placed on lockdown after the shooting.
Those lockdowns have since been lifted.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal did not have any details about any potential victims, but reported first responders had been dispatched to the scene of a “shooting.”
Numerous videos purported to have been taken from the scene were circulating online within moments of reports of the shooting:
BREAKING: Multiple victims after a shooting inside a business in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 8, 2024
VIDEO: Several people evacuated from Citi National Bank, amid shooting with multiple victims at office building in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada.
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) April 8, 2024
More footage at the scene, as Nevada police report shooting with several victims at a office building in Summerlin, Las Vegas.
Initial reports suggest it occurred at the Prince Law Group, a law firm.
pic.twitter.com/ap3N3nf3py— Phan Vũ Ngọc Huy (@ISRAELEXPR1948) April 8, 2024
Police later said two major intersections had been closed.
UPDATE: All roads near Charleston Blvd. and Pavilion Center Dr. are closed. This includes Charleston Blvd. in both directions from Red Rock Dr. past Pavilion Center Dr. Avoid Area
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) April 8, 2024
Members of the public were asked to avoid the area.
Truth and Accuracy
We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.
