LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Channel 13 is learning more about a foot pursuit turned shooting that involved a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer and a suspect early Saturday morning.
Captain Adam Seely provided preliminary details of this event with us during a media briefing this morning.
WATCH | LVMPD's full media briefing
At 3:23 a.m. this Saturday, an LVMPD officer conducted a person stop near Harmon Avenue and Arville Street.
According to Captain Seely, the individual that was stopped became uncooperative, "walked away from the officer, and pulled a firearm out of his waistband." The officer then fired at the suspect.
A foot pursuit happened when the suspect ran from the officer, in which " a secondary volley of fire" was exchanged. The suspect was hit by gunfire and taken into custody.
He received medical aid and was hospitalized afterwards with non-life-threatening injuries. Captain Seely shared that no LVMPD officers were hurt during this incident.
This incident marks the fifth officer-involved shooting of 2026 in LVMPD's jurisdiction. We told you about the fourth on Tuesday when a suspect was taken into custody after a standoff that resulted in a shooting.
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Additional information will be provided at a 72 hour briefing by Metro. Avoid the area, and use alternate routes.
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