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1 injured in shooting at western Las Vegas Valley park

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police vehicle. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 28, 2019 - 3:12 pm

Las Vegas police are investigating after a shooting left one person injured Saturday afternoon at a west valley park.

Officers were called just after 1 p.m. to the Ansan Sister City Park, near Alta and Buffalo drives, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Clark said. Police found a male victim suffering from a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound to the arm.

Officers have not located a suspected shooter, Clark said about 3 p.m.

The southern portion of the park was closed Saturday afternoon while detectives investigate. Further information about the shooting was not immediately available.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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