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Police investigating shooting in central Las Vegas

A man was shot in the stomach Saturday evening in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.

He was shot at about 7:25 p.m. near 6255 W. Tropicana Ave., near South Jones Boulevard, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Dustin Butler said.

The man was hospitalized at University Medical Center and was expected to survive his injury, Butler said.

Officers found a suspected shooter and took him into custody.

Detectives were investigating.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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