An investigation turned tense in the east Las Vegas area when a suspect opened fire on a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, both sources reported that the incident occurred yesterday just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of East Stewart Avenue and North Hollywood Boulevard.
While conducting a follow-up investigation on the 4600 block of east Stewart Avenue, shots rang out as an unidentified individual targeted officers at the scene, Metro detailed this encounter stating “all officers avoided the shots fired at them” and confirmed the arrest of the suspect, as per the information obtained by FOX5 Vegas. News3LV cited the incident occurring around 6:15 p.m., adding a layer of fortuity in that no officers sustained injuries during the event.
The details surrounding the reason for the follow-up investigation remain sparse, and the identity of the suspect in custody has not been disclosed to the public, in the aftermath of the shooting that could have veered into tragedy, relief is palpable considering no law enforcement personnel were harmed.
In the wake of this event, the LVMPD's Office of Internal Oversight will step in to conduct a thorough investigation "into the incident," aiming to untangle the circumstances that led a member of our community to raise a weapon against those sworn to serve, News3LV mentioned the Office of Internal Oversight's involvement with the case with standard procedures likely to shine a light on both the suspect's motives and the officers' responses to an undeniably volatile situation.
