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Las Vegas police on scene at barricade in east valley

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By Julie Wootton-Greener / Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 16, 2020 - 10:48 pm

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Las Vegas police were on the scene of a barricade at an east valley apartment complex for more than six hours Saturday night.

Metropolitan Police Department officers responded at 4:42 p.m. to Prime Apartments in the 3800 block of Cambridge Street. Police believe a wanted person tied to an ongoing investigation is inside a residence there, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Frank Humel said Saturday night.

Evacuations were conducted at the apartment complex and SWAT had taken over negotiations, Humel said at about 10 p.m.

Contact Julie Wootton-Greener at jgreener@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2921. Follow @julieswootton on Twitter.

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