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Police respond to shooting in southeast Las Vegas

Updated February 15, 2022 - 1:50 pm

Las Vegas police were investigating a shooting Thursday afternoon in front of a local market and bar.

Police spokesman Larry Hadfield said in an email that the shooting happened in the 2500 block of East Tropicana Avenue, near Eastern Avenue, at 1:42 p.m. One victim was transported to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. The person’s condition was not immediately released.

Officers taped off the parking lot of a shopping complex parking lot where Tropicana intersects with Topaz Street. Detectives were observed gathering in front of the Topaz Market, adjacent to the Office 6 tavern.

Hadfield said later Thursday afternoon that police were not prepared to release further information as detectives were still trying to sort out exactly what happened.

Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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