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Suspect arrested in connection with shooting that led to crash in central Las Vegas

A man is in custody after a Sunday afternoon shooting that let to a crash in the central valley.

Metropolitan Police Department Lt. CJ Jenkins said a man and woman were sitting in a vehicle about 2 p.m. Sunday when the woman’s ex-boyfriend, who was in a second vehicle, saw them. He fired a shot at the couple, but missed.

The pair tried to flee from the ex-boyfriend and crashed into another vehicle on Hoover Street, Jenkins said. The two were taken to University Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening. Jenkins said none of the people involved in the crash was seriously injured.

The man pulled up behind them just as police arrived and was taken into custody, Jenkins said.

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