Person stop ends in officer-involved shooting near Harmon Avenue, Arville Street

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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At the time of the briefing this morning, Captain Seely said the roads were expected to remain closed for several more hours.

Additional information will be provided at a 72 hour briefing by Metro. Avoid the area, and use alternate routes.

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