Robbery suspect injured in officer-involved shooting in Summerlin
A man is in stable condition after he was shot multiple times by Las Vegas police early Friday morning in Summerlin.
Officers were investigating a series of armed robberies just after midnight Friday when they found two robbery suspects in a vehicle in a parking lot of a Sinclair station at Covington Cross and North Town Center drives, Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Yasenia Yatomi said.
One of the suspects “pulled a firearm” on officers, who then fired at the man, hitting him multiple times, Yatomi said. He was taken to University Medical Center, where he was in stable condition Friday morning.
The other robbery suspect was also hospitalized with minor injuries that she sustained “as a result of the incident,” Yatomi said.
It was unclear if either person fired at officers. Yatomi declined to release further details about the shooting on Friday morning.
The shooting marks the ninth police shooting involving Metro officers in 2019, according to records maintained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The names of the officers involved will be released in 48 hours, and a press conference about the shooting will be held in 72 hours, according to Metro policy.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Force Investigation Team at 702-828-8452. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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