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Metro Police officers block the entrance to the Silver Pines apartment complex, 6650 E. Russell Road, where a fatal police-involved shooting occurred Monday afternoon. One woman was killed, and three others - including the suspect - were injured and taken to the hospital, police said.
Published Monday, March 8, 2010 | 2:43 p.m.
Updated Monday, March 8, 2010 | 5:16 p.m.
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UPDATED STORY: Police: Gunman accused in triple shooting was on meth
One person was killed and three were injured in a shooting this afternoon in the eastern valley that involved Metro Police.
Authorities responded at 1:58 p.m. to the Silver Pines apartment complex at 6650 E. Russell Road, which is east of Russell's intersection with Boulder Highway. The location is across the street from Silverbowl Park and is less than a mile from Sam Boyd Stadium.
Capt. Randy Montandon said a man shot three people, killing one person and injuring two others. Police then shot the gunman in the parking lot of the apartment complex after a confrontation.
The gunman and the two surviving victims were taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. Authorities aren't sure how many officers fired at the suspect and it wasn't immediately clear what prompted police to draw a weapon, although investigators said the man did have a gun when police shot him.
Police Sgt. John Loretto said the shooting likely stemmed from a domestic disturbance. No officers were injured.
Officers recovered the gun suspected of being used during the shootings, Montandon said.
Montandon said a woman was pistol-whipped and shot in the face and a man was shot multiple times in the torso. It wasn't clear where the victim who died was shot, police said.
Police said they had received early reports that a child was injured in the shooting because she had blood on her, but authorities said this afternoon the blood on the young girl belonged to one of the other victims and the child wasn't injured.
Montandon said police have multiple crime scenes and "blood trails" to follow.
Steffon Jones, 36, has lived at the complex for about three years. He said this is the first time he can recall a shooting at Silver Pines.
He was standing across from the apartments Monday afternoon on the other side of Russell Road waiting to be let back in. He was returning home from being with his nieces and nephews, who had spent the weekend with him at the apartment complex.
“This is nothing that goes on here every day,” he said of the shooting.
Whitney Elementary School, 5005 Keenan Ave., was placed on lockdown as authorities investigated the shooting.
I am sorry to say, but its Too bad he didnt die. Now we get to spend tons of money to take care of him for the next 25 years.
@ smarterthanyou You sound dumb!!
Las Vegas should soon be on track with Gary, Indiana and Washington, D.C. with murder per capita numbers.
Look at those county firefighters huddled together near their shiny yellow fire truck in photo one. What are they doing, comparing bank statements??
"Authorities aren't sure how many officers fired at the suspect and it wasn't immediately clear what prompted police to draw a weapon, although investigators said the man did have a gun when police shot him."
Hmm, when a man is running around a complex shooting people, officers tend to draw their guns before they get there since you never know what is going to happen. This time it paid off.
Ricocheting bullets could set fire to hay bales at Sam Boyd Stadium requiring fire fighter$.
We will see more of this because of budget cuts to needed programs involving domestic violence by the GovO.
Just bulldoze the entire east valley sounds good to me too @smarterthanyou. Time for some deep cleansing to go down. Lets redesign and beautify the entire zone, and u aint allowed in with just a drivers license either....
The entire east valley is not ALL bad. It's just silly to say so. Yes, there are the "risky" areas, but isn't that true of any city?
A senseless, wanton shooting. Children present when the bullets were flying. This could have been a lot worse if the perp hadn't been gunned down like the swine he is.
Smarterthanyou and gbeck. I don't know where you live but after reading your posts I think maybe your personal area's should be flattened And you two should be relocated deep into the hills where you can learn to play the banjo.(I wonder if this post will be removed too?)
I doubt the firefighters are checking bank statements. I believe one of them has a laptop out and they are checking recent replys to their ads on craigslist...
Maybe they brought the big ladder truck to take cover behind?
No, Don't let them flatten out the east part of town. Where will all the rest of the guttar rats go. We definately don't want them in our neighborhoods.
EarlyClover:
The 'rats' seem to already BE in your neighbourhood.
They made off with your 'e' when you weren't looking, and dragged it to the 'gutter'. ;D
Bring that bulldozer on down my street and see if anything gets flattened... More than likely it will be the air in your head as it looks to be overinflated anyways.......
It's unfortunate that all the posts have been around the tragedy instead of on it. The families of the injured individuals are victims as well. The shooter will have to pay for his actions and I do agree that it should be severe. The location of the event could have been any where in the Vegas area, it just happent to take place in the East. What happen to don't judge a book by it's cover. Problem with society today is their is little compassion and to much judgement. I do pray for all society.
question: who pays for the damage done to the families??
I'd have to agree with "SmarterThanYou" - "Just bulldoze the entire eastern part of the valley already. Nothing good has ever come from there."
The cons absolutely outweigh the pros...