LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is currently investigating a homicide near Jones Boulevard and Upland Boulevard.
According to Metro, homicide detectives are joining the investigation. LVMPD shared with us that additional information would be provided later on at 9 p.m. at a media briefing.
WATCH | Metro's full media briefing
We learned from Metro's Lieutenant Robert Price that dispatch received a call around 5 p.m. on Thursday about gunfire in that area.
Upon officers' arrival, a car that had hit a tree. Inside the car was a single occupant that appeared to have been shot.
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers received a description of the suspect from witnesses, and located him a few blocks away. He was taken into custody without incident.
According to Lt. Price, a woman at the intersection was selling flowers when the suspect approached her and robbed her.
A passerby, later identified as the victim, saw the incident and exited his car to stop the suspect. After an altercation between the two, the suspect produced a gun. Lt. Price shared that the victim then got into his car and was driving away when he was shot.
This is a developing story.
-
Suspect arrested on charges related to hit-and-run that left skateboarder dead
Elijah Malone, 26, was arrested on July 2 and was booked into the Clark County jail on hit-and-run-related charges, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Man accused of killing couple inside Las Vegas grocery store could face death penalty
Mary Kielar shares the latest update on the legal case against Alejandro Estrada, the man accused of killing his ex and her new husband inside a Las Vegas grocery store, allegedly over child support concerns.
Woman arrested in terror threat investigation claims she was being 'doxxed'
The woman arrested as part of a Las Vegas counterterrorism investigation denies the allegations and told investigators she was being doxxed, according to documents obtained by Channel 13 on Wednesday.
Person hospitalized after stabbing near Rainbow, Lake Mead in northwest valley
A person was hospitalized in an unknown condition after a stabbing Wednesday afternoon in the northwest valley, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
