Lockdown lifted at Petersen Elementary School in Las Vegas after report of nearby gunfire

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

11 years ago

Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers sit in front of Petersen Elementary School in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 after a report of gunshots were fired around Maryland Parkway and Twain Avenue. The school, at 3650 Cambridge St., is under precautionary lockdown after police got a call saying shots were fired about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators are currently on scene but haven’t found anyone who has been shot. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal

The lockdown for Petersen Elementary School has been lifted after a report of gunfire near Maryland Parkway and Twain Avenue on Wednesday morning, according to Las Vegas police.

The school, at 3650 Cambridge St., was put under precautionary lockdown after police got a call saying shots were fired about 9:15 a.m. No one was hurt, but said an unoccupied vehicle got shot.

The lockdown lasted for about three hours.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0391.