LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man was taken into custody following a stand-off with Las Vegas police and SWAT officers on Tuesday night near the east valley.
Police said initial reports came in around 7:45 p.m. of a shooting in the 3000 block of E. Tropicana Avenue, intersecting with McLeod Drive.
According to information sent to KTNV, officers were not initially able to take the man into custody safely and requested an additional SWAT unit.
East and westbound Tropicana Avenue were shut down while the scene was active, as well as the area from Tropicana Avenue to Key Largo Drive. The closures were lifted once the man was taken into custody.
