Police investigating east Las Vegas shooting

The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

A Las Vegas police officer talks to people at scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

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By RIO LACANLALE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAl

March 30, 2017 - 2:47 pm

Updated March 30, 2017 - 4:16 pm

Las Vegas police are investigating a critical-injury shooting at an east valley apartment complex Thursday afternoon.

The Metropolitan Police Department responded at 2:15 p.m. to the 6300 block of East Sahara Avenue, near South Hollywood Boulevard, for reports of a man shot.

He was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition.

Metro officer Michael Rodriguez said the suspected shooter fled the scene before officers arrived. As of 4:30 p.m., the suspect was not in custody.

No other details were immediately available.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

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