LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A shooting near Downtown Las Vegas is under investigation.
According to the RTC of Southern Nevada, police activity blocked all northbound and southbound lanes from Charleston Boulevard to Lewis Avenue at 6:46 p.m. this evening.
Channel 13 reached out to LVMPD about this closure. Officials said in the 1800 block of East Charleston, "dispatch received reports of a subject who pointed a firearm and discharged near, at another individual inside a nearby business." The suspect was located and taken into custody, according to LVMPD.
The area remains shut down as the investigation continues.
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