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Man expected to survive shooting in east Las Vegas Valley

By MIKE SHORO LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
January 19, 2017 - 8:12 am
 
A man was shot in the shoulder late Wednesday night, Jan. 18, 2017, at the Suites, 4855 Boulder Highway. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Suites, 4885 Boulder Highway (Google)
A man was shot in the shoulder late Wednesday night, Jan. 18, 2017, at the Suites, 4855 Boulder Highway. (Mike Shoro/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A man is expected to survive after being shot in the shoulder on Wednesday night.

Las Vegas police responded to a call that a person had been shot at The Suites at 4855 Boulder Highway around 10:45 p.m.

When police arrived, they found the wounded man, who was transported to a local hospital, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Carlos Hank said.

Police are investigating the shooting.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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