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Suspect in Las Vegas Mirage Hotel shooting that left 1 dead in custody
By Lawrence Richard
Published August 05, 2022
A suspect was arrested early Friday after a shooting at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada left one person dead and two other people injured on Thursday night.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a shooting in a hotel room on the 8th floor, Las Vegas affiliate KLAS reported.
Police said the victims and the suspect were known to each other.
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Videos taken at the scene showed a security officer preventing customers from entering or leaving the hotel. The officer claimed the hotel was on lockdown following a "critical incident."
Las Vegas police said that the arrest was made within six hours of the shooting.
"Great work by our @LVMPD personnel & community partners," Las Vegas Police Captain Dori Koren tweeted. "There’a no such thing as getting away with murder in #Vegas!"
A heavy police presence was seen outside the hotel and police encouraged people to avoid the area.
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Police said the shooting at the iconic Las Vegas hotel was "an isolated event."
https://www.foxnews.com/us/las-vegas-shooting-mirage-hotel-leaves-several-people-injured