LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — An innocent bystander died after being shot while in her car at an east valley intersection, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said dispatch received a call around 3:16 p.m. about a shooting at the intersection of Bonanza Road and Lamb Boulevard, where officers found the woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The woman, said to be in her 50s, was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
According to Lt. Monique Rodriguez with LVMPD, a man attempted to shoot another man at a bus stop nearby, but missed and struck the woman while in the driver's seat.
Rodriguez said as of Tuesday night, a person of interest is in custody.
As of Wednesday morning, the person who was originally being shot at still had not been identified.
WATCH LVMPD's preliminary press briefing on the incident:
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