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Las Vegas police searching for truck after shots fired on the Strip

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Posted at 1:08 AM, Jul 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-21 09:29:22-04

UPDATE JULY 20 4:30 P.M. Las Vegas police now say the only vehicle they are looking for is a white Dodge Ram. The other vehicle they were looking for has been eliminated as being involved.

13 Investigates searched online data and found that police have responded to 111 reports of crime since the shutdown and reopening of the Las Vegas Strip because of the coronavirus pandemic.

They have responded to calls about robberies, burglaries and assaults.

A month prior to the shutdown — from mid-February to mid-March — they investigated 183 reports for the same types of crimes in the same geographic area.

In the month since the Las Vegas Strip, there have been 167 reports.

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed a shooting on Las Vegas Boulevard near Bellagio and Paris casino-resorts.

Upon arrival, police officers located shell casings in the area but no victims.

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Detectives are currently on scene investigating the matter.

Las Vegas Boulevard is currently open to traffic.