LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Police were called to a west Las Vegas Neighborhood Monday morning due to a mountain lion being spotted.
Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 3600 block of Emerald Beach Court, near Twain Avenue and El Capitan Way, at about 9 a.m.
Mountain lion on the run in the west side near Spring Mountain and El Capitan. LVMPD asking neighbors in the area to stay inside as they search for the big cat. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/0qWaztzSVc
— Jeremy Chen (@JeremyChenKTNV) January 17, 2022
Authorities say a resident reported seeing a mountain lion in a backyard in the neighborhood.
Officers confirmed that the animal spotted was indeed a mountain lion and requested assistance from the Nevada Division of Wildlife and Clark County Animal Control.
The animal was contained in a backyard with agencies trying to safely tranquilize the mountain lion, according to officials.
However, later in the afternoon authorities said the animal ended up being euthanized by wildlife officers in the backyard of a home a few blocks away. Wildlife officials say the responding wardens tried to tranquilize it but it didn’t affect this cat which then led to the decision to euthanize it.
Spoke with the Ortiz/Todd family. They say the mountain lion climbed into their backyard. Their pit bull scared it into a tree before it was euthanized by state wildlife officers. Photo Credit: Yolanda Todd @KTNV pic.twitter.com/3ghHvshbN5
— Jeremy Chen (@JeremyChenKTNV) January 17, 2022
Officers say this action took place in the 3900 block of Wainscot Court, near El Capitan Way and Saddle Avenue.
Kahlonni Ortiz couldn't believe the mountain lion lept up into her family's backyard.
“They’ve seen them jump the wall and go into our backyard and they said our pit bull was barking and they think the pit bull scared the mountain lion up the tree.”
