Teen critical following shooting near Summerlin

An armed teen was shot in the head by a person walking their dog during an argument in an upscale community near Summerlin early Monday, Las Vegas police said.

The shooting unfolded in The Foothills near Flamingo and Fort Apache roads sometime around 6 a.m.

Homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said the teen was armed with a gun in the 9600 block of Mariner Village Court when he was involved in an argument. A person walking their dog, and who was also armed, got involved in the argument and ended up shooting the teen.

The teen was in critical condition at a nearby hospital Monday morning, Spencer said.

“We believe that the injured male was in an argument in the street with at least one other individual,” Spencer said. “There was a neighbor who was out walking his dog at around the same time. That neighbor and the male who was shot at some point got in a verbal altercation.

“What we do know is the teen was armed with a handgun and the person walking the dog was also armed with a handgun,” Spencer said. “There was an exchange of gunfire. During that exchange of gunfire the teenager was struck one time in the head.”

Police were trying to determine if a third person was also involved in the dispute. The teen and the person who shot him live in close proximity to one another, Spencer said.

“We are interviewing the shooter at this point who is cooperative with investigators,” Spencer said.

The shooter is a male in his 60s.

Retired professional athlete Marcus Fizer lives in The Foothills with his family. He was up early Monday when he heard what he thought was gunfire.

“I heard three shots,” Fizer said. “Distinctive. Three gunshots.”

He later emerged from his home and saw police cars in the gated community and television news crews at the front security gate.

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