Police: Barricaded man preventing woman, infant from leaving
Craig Road had reopened late Wednesday near Las Vegas Boulevard North after police investigated an hourslong barricade situation.
Officers were called just after 1:20 p.m. to the Eagle Trace Apartments, 5370 E. Craig Road, after reports of an armed man preventing a woman and infant from leaving an apartment, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.
Investigators believed the man holding the two up was the woman’s boyfriend and that he pointed a firearm at them, Lt. Ken Nogle said at the scene.
Nogle said SWAT and negotiators had established communication with the man, and they didn’t believe any of the three inside the home are injured.
“Negotiators have asked him several times to come out and surrender, and he has not at this point,” Nogle said around 4:30 p.m.
Craig was closed in both directions near Las Vegas Boulevard, and residents were told to only enter the apartment complex through Las Vegas Boulevard. Craig reopened around 9 p.m.
Lt. Noel Roberts said the barricade had been resolved, but it was unclear if the man was taken into custody.
Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter. Review-Journal digital content producer Tony Garcia contributed to this report.
