LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A Las Vegas police officer has been transported to the hospital after being injured during a shooting Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened just before 4 p.m. in the 4500 block of East Tropicana Avenue near I-11 and Mountain Vista Street. The officer's condition is unknown at this time, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
WATCH | Shellye Leggett reports live from the scene on the latest information we know:
Officer hospitalized after shooting on Tropicana Avenue near I-11
Channel 13 has observed a large police presence and police tape around University Medical Center.
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