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Man in custody after road rage shooting incident in northeast Las Vegas

The man involved in a road rage shooting Friday night has been taken into custody without incident.

The man was barricaded in a truck in the northeast valley after a shooting before 7 p.m. near Nellis Boulevard and Owens Avenue, Las Vegas police said.

The man taken into custody is believed to be the shooter and may have shot at a suspected drunken driver, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Grant Rogers said.

The person who was shot at fled the scene, police said.

No injuries have been reported.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.

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