Woman hurt in shooting near Las Vegas elementary school
Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon near a central valley elementary school that was about to dismiss students.
Police were called about 2:05 p.m. to the 5000 block of Duneville Street, near West Tropicana Avenue and South Jones Boulevard, after reports of a shooting, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson said Wednesday evening. Jydstrup Elementary School is at 5150 Duneville St., but the shooting did not happen on school property.
A woman was walking on a sidewalk when she was shot, Johansson said. She was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries.
The shooting is being investigated by Metro’s gang crimes section, he said.
Jydstrup Elementary School’s dismisses students at 2:11 p.m., according to its website. It was unclear Wednesday if the school was effected by the shooting investigation Wednesday afternoon.
Further information about the shooting was not immediately available.
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