Police investigate shooting in central Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 22, 2024 - 1:45 pm

Updated February 22, 2024 - 7:32 pm

Police investigate a shooting Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the intersection of North Martin Luther King Boulevard and West Bonanza Road in Las Vegas. (David Ferrara/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A person was shot Thursday afternoon in central Las Vegas.

The shooting was reported just before 1:10 p.m. at North Martin Luther King Boulevard and West Bonanza Road, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. One person was transported to the hospital.

Clark County coroner’s office (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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