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Police responds to person barricaded in home

Updated May 10, 2022 - 7:08 am

A Las Vegas Vegas police SWAT team responded to a person barricaded in their home in east Las Vegas early Tuesday.

Several streets were closed in the area of East Charleston and Lamb boulevards starting at 2:38 a.m.

Police Lt. David Gordon said “a male suspect is thought to be inside an apartment in the 4700 block of East Charleston,” Gordon said in a text.

“The incident is believed to be domestic violence related,” Gordon said.

At 6:10 a.m. the individual was taken into custody. There were no injuries reported. Streets in the surrounding area were expected to be reopened around 7 a.m.

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