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Driver ‘intentionally’ hits someone with vehicle near downtown Las Vegas

Updated May 24, 2024 - 9:06 pm

A person suffered life-threatening injuries after they were intentionally struck by a vehicle Friday evening near downtown Las Vegas, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police were called about 5:45 p.m. to a neighborhood at 17 Street and Bonita Avenue.

Lt. Aaron Lee said that two people were in a “domestic dispute” when one of them hit the other with a vehicle.

The victim was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and the other person was taken into custody, Lee said.

Additional details were not immediately available.

Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com.

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