Police investigating east Las Vegas shooting
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
A Las Vegas police officer talks to people at scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
The scene of a shooting at the Villas at Sunrise Mountain near the intersection of East Sahara Avenue and Tree Line Drive on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Updated March 30, 2017 - 4:16 pm
Las Vegas police are investigating a critical-injury shooting at an east valley apartment complex Thursday afternoon.
The Metropolitan Police Department responded at 2:15 p.m. to the 6300 block of East Sahara Avenue, near South Hollywood Boulevard, for reports of a man shot.
He was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition.
Metro officer Michael Rodriguez said the suspected shooter fled the scene before officers arrived. As of 4:30 p.m., the suspect was not in custody.
No other details were immediately available.
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