HENDERSON (KTNV) — RTC reported police activity near the area of Sunset Road and Stephanie Street Wednesday night.
RTC tweeted about the activity at 6:31 p.m.
#FASTALERT 6:50 PM, Mar 01 2023 UPDATE:
— RTC Southern Nevada (@RTCSNV) March 2, 2023
Police Activity:
Sunset Rd At Stephanie St,
Intersection Closed in All Directions.
Avoid Area. Plan other routes.
Officials are advising people to avoid the area. The intersection is closed in all directions.
Police provided information regarding the activity at 6:57 p.m., saying that police are investigating an officer-involved shooting.
#FASTALERT 6:50 PM, Mar 01 2023 UPDATE:
— RTC Southern Nevada (@RTCSNV) March 2, 2023
Police Activity:
Sunset Rd At Stephanie St,
Intersection Closed in All Directions.
Avoid Area. Plan other routes.
Police provided KTNV with more information about the scene saying that officers were involved in a pursuit.
The pursuit involved robbery and carjacking suspects. Police said the suspects crashed in the area of Stephanie Street and Sunset Road.
"The suspects ran from the vehicle," police said. "Officers were involved in an officer-involved shooting with one of the suspects."
According to police, one suspect was transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. LVMPD says no officers were injured.
Las Vegas police provided additional information on the officer-involved shooting through a media briefing.
Police said officers located a stolen vehicle on Sahara Avenue and Paradise Road. Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled.
Police pursued the stolen vehicle until the suspect "collided" with a citizen vehicle at Sunset Road and Stephanie Street.
Police said there were two occupants inside the citizen vehicle and both were injured. However, police did not specify condition of those two people.
When the collision happened, the suspect of the stolen vehicle fled on foot with a firearm. While fleeing, the suspect turned toward officers while holding the firearm. According to police, this was when police shot at the suspect.
Medical arrived and transported the suspect to Sunrise Hospital where she remains in critical condition.
#NOW: There is a massive scene and police presence at the end of a pursuit turned officer involved shooting near Sunset and Stephanie.
— @SeanKTNV (@seanktnv) March 2, 2023
Police say one person was shot multiple times.
No officers are hurt.@KTNV pic.twitter.com/tNJCVNVNs9
In a press release, police say this is the 1st officer-involved shooting of 2023. The identity of the officer involved will be released after 48 hours.
Police said this is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with any information about this incident is urged by police to contact the LVMPD Force Investigation Team at 702-828-8452. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com
