A pre-dawn officer-involved shooting turned a south Las Vegas apartment complex into an active investigation zone early Tuesday, after police were called to the Parkside Villas apartment homes along South Maryland Parkway. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting happened around 1:19 a.m. in the 8400 block of South Maryland Parkway, and no officers were injured. Officers remained at the complex as the investigation got underway.
What police have released
According to a police statement cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the shooting was reported at 1:19 a.m. in the 8400 block of South Maryland Parkway, where the Parkside Villas Apartment Homes sit. The paper reports that officers were working the scene in the south valley and that no officers were hurt in the incident. Specific details about what led up to the gunfire have not yet been released.
How Metro handles these incidents
Per the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officer-involved shootings are handled by the agency's Force Investigation Team. The department typically waits for an initial 48-hour review before publicly releasing the names of officers involved. Investigators also ask anyone who may have seen or recorded anything to contact the Force Investigation Team as they work to sort out what happened.
Where it happened
The Parkside Villas complex sits on Maryland Parkway between the 215 Beltway and Desert Bloom Park, in a south Las Vegas corridor lined with apartment communities and nearby retail, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Officials have said only that the case remains under active investigation and that more information will be released when they are ready to share it.
What comes next
The department has reiterated that the investigation is ongoing and that additional details will be made public once they are confirmed. Anyone with information is asked to contact the LVMPD Force Investigation Team at 702-828-8452. Tipsters who prefer to stay anonymous can reach out to Crime Stoppers, according to the department's statement.
