A Las Vegas police officer reportedly received non-life-threatening injuries after a gunman approached his squad car on Sunday and began firing in an “ambush-style” shooting.
A suspect is in custody in the incident, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweeted.
Two officers were leaving the scene of a disturbance call at a .99 Cents Only store when an individual walked up to their patrol car while it was stopped at a traffic light and fired three shots, striking one of the officers in the hand, KTNV reported. Police did not return fire during the encounter, which occurred shortly after noon, local time. The officer who was shot has not yet been named.
The gunman used a semi-automatic handgun, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Police pursued the alleged shooter on foot until he dropped his weapon and surrendered, according to Metro Sgt. John Sheahan.
A witness at the scene of Sunday’s shooting told the Review-Journal that the alleged gunman “didn’t resist or put up a fight” when cops caught up to him.
This is the second shooting of a police officer in three days in Las Vegas. A cop was shot in the leg on Friday while responding to a report of a prowler. Since that incident, Las Vegas officers have been riding in pairs in patrol cars, Sheahan said.
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“… a gunman approached his squad car on Sunday and began firing in an “ambush-style” shooting.”
Style is ALL it was. A REAL ambush would have left both pigs dead.
“… it was stopped at a traffic light and fired three shots, striking one of the officers in the hand,…”
Freakin’ LOSER!!! Had an excellent opportunity to do a good service for the community, all you did was nick the POS. You might as well be working for NYPD.
“… the alleged gunman “didn’t resist or put up a fight” when cops caught up to him.”
Yeah, damn mind control drugs do that to you.
Or the pigs did it themselves. like in Mass.
This incident could have ended a whole lot better.
OF COURSE THIS IS ANOTHER “COP SHOOTING” HOAX. BTW, I live not far from Millis, MA, where the cops actually got caught running one of their “cop shooting” HOAXES. These FAKE events are happening all over the country. They are designed to make everyone feel sorry for the cops. Anyone who believes these events are “real” needs to pull their heads out of their asses.