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Las Vegas police probe shooting at Las Vegas and Nellis boulevards

By STEVEN SLIVKA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 19, 2014 - 1:45 pm

A Metro Police officer talks with a potential witness to a shooting at Nellis Gardens apartment complex in Las Vegas on March 19, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Metro Police officers investigate a shooting at Nellis Gardens apartment complex in Las Vegas on March 19, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas police are investigating a shooting near the intersection of Las Vegas and Nellis boulevards.

Details are slim at this point, but a Metro spokesman said a female was shot in an apartment complex in the 4200 block of Nellis. She was taken to University Medical Center.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact reporter Steven Slivka at sslivka@reviewjournal.com. Follow @StevenSlivka on Twitter.

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