LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A person is hospitalized after being shot in an attempted robbery in the east valley on Sunday night.
Metro Police received a call about the attempted robbery around 7:42 p.m. near Lake Mead Boulevard and Nellis Boulevard, according to Metro.
The victim was shot in the leg and was transported to the hospital. The victim is expected to recover.
The suspect fled and is still at large.
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Members of the public are asked to avoid the area due to the ongoing investigation and a heavy police presence.
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One man has been taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said, and another man has been detained at the scene.
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Had he survived, he would have faced charges of coercion with force, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic battery, violation of a temporary protection order, and resisting a public officer.
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Investigators identified the suspect as 35-year-old Jesse Robinson III, who was booked into the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center.
