LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday evening in a parking lot of the Boca Park shopping center.
WATCH | What we know about the shooting in Boca Park
Las Vegas police investigating shooting in parking lot at Boca Park
The shooting happened in the 700 block of South Rampart Boulevard, according to police.
Officers were in the area conducting a follow-up on a wanted suspect when they heard a gunshot. Police later found a person with a gunshot wound who is being treated by medical personnel.
The parking lot has been closed during the investigation, but businesses at Boca Park remain open.
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