UPDATE | Jan. 6, 2:38 p.m.
A post shared by LVMPD on X has revealed that the barricade has since been cleared by SWAT, but that police are still searching for the last suspect. All roads in the area has reopened.
#UPDATE SWAT cleared the vacant business building and the last outstanding suspect was not located. This is still an ongoing investigation.
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) January 6, 2026
All roads have reopened. https://t.co/hrowez1esU pic.twitter.com/UbuD8zVBUt
ORIGINAL STORY
A robbery investigation has developed into a barricade off Boulder Highway Tuesday morning.
It began just after 3 a.m. in the 4800 block of Boulder Highway, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said two suspects were arrested after people who were staying in a vacant building reported that they had been robbed.
WATCH | Here's video of the investigation we captured with one of our traffic cameras:
Channel 13 has now learned through Metro sources that this is now being treated as a barricade situation.
SWAT and crisis negotiators are responding.
The investigation is ongoing, and drivers are asked to avoid the area due to a large police presence.
Here's a live look at the road closure from the barricade:
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