LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A suspect is in custody after a lengthy police standoff in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday evening.
The situation has developed over roughly six hours from approximately 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Initial information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department identified the incident as an officer-involved shooting.
In an initial statement on the investigation, police confirmed an officer fired their weapon at the suspect, who they say was not injured when taken into custody at approximately 10:25 p.m.
Capt. Ryan Wiggins says police were initially called to an apartment complex in the 200 block of North 11th Street at 4:55 p.m., after receiving reports of a person destroying property.
Here's the initial briefing after the suspect's arrest:
Officers found the suspect on the fourth floor of the complex. Wiggins says he produced "what officers believe to be a firearm," and an officer shot at him.
He then ran into a nearby apartment and refused to exit, prompting police to call in SWAT officers who eventually took him into custody.
Here's a look at police activity in the area during the standoff:
As of this report, Wiggins said police haven't spoken to the suspect and couldn't say much beyond describing his behavior as "erratic."
Per department policy, LVMPD is expected to provide additional information about this incident in another media briefing in the coming days.
Residents evacuated from the apartment building during the standoff are being allowed back inside, he added.
Channel 13 spoke to some evacuated residents while they waited outside the building on Tuesday evening.
“I was on the phone with my mom and yeah they came around and like knocked on everyone’s door and just told us to come out. We heard some riff raff and then yeah they just told us to evacuate." said resident, Asia Cyprien.
“I don’t really know anything. Just like what I saw when I left. They haven’t really told us anything,” said resident, George Redhead.
Road closures in the area are expected to remain in place for at least the next two to three hours while the investigation continues.
