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Police investigating after man shot in east Las Vegas

One person was shot in the east valley and sent to a hospital with life-threatening injuries Saturday night, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

Police were still looking for a suspect by 11 p.m. Saturday.

Metro Lt. Miguel Ibarra said a man was reported shot at about 7:45 p.m. in the 2700 block of East Bonanza Road.

Ibarra said the man suffered life-threatening injuries.

Officers and detectives were on scene, Ibarra said, and streets in the area were closed for several hours.

Contact Dalton LaFerney at dlaferney@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0288. Follow @daltonlaferney on Twitter.

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