LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas police say they are investigating a deadly incident in the east part of town where a child was killed Wednesday evening.
Officers were called to the 1300 block of Arlington Street, near Charleston and Nellis boulevards, outside an apartment complex at around 7 p.m.
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Police say a 3-year-old boy was shot while with a group of adults, including the child’s mother, as they were walking outside.
The child died at Sunrise Hospital.
DEADLY SHOOTING @LVMPD says a 3-year-old boy was shot, killed while with a group of adults, including the child’s mother, as they were walking outside an apartment complex near Charleston & Nellis.
Police say one of the adults has a firearm and it went off @KTNV pic.twitter.com/ceUSxbMNkv
— Austin Carter (@AustinKTNV) December 17, 2020
Authorities said no immediate arrests were made but the situation remains under investigation.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department held a media briefing Wednesday night.
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Posted by KTNV Channel 13 Action News on Wednesday, December 16, 2020
