Las Vegas police respond to stabbing, barricade situation
The Metropolitan Police Department investigates a barricade situation after a domestic violence call in the 4700 block of Thunderbolt Avenue, near Craig Road and Lamb Boulevard, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas police vehicle. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Metropolitan Police Department investigates a barricade situation after a domestic violence call in the 4700 block of Thunderbolt Avenue, near Craig Road and Lamb Boulevard, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Metropolitan Police Department investigates a barricade situation after a domestic violence call in the 4700 block of Thunderbolt Avenue, near Craig Road and Lamb Boulevard, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated July 7, 2020 - 11:34 am
Las Vegas police were attempting to negotiate Tuesday morning with an individual barricaded in a residence in the northern valley.
Police said they were called to the 4700 block of Thunderbolt Avenue, near Craig Road and Lamb Boulevard, for a domestic violence call. A man was stabbed and was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
A second individual was barricaded in the residence.
“Swat and Crisis Negotiators are on scene,” police said in an email.
By 10:30 a.m., police said a suspect was taken into custody. Further details were not immediately released.
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