Las Vegas police: I-15 shuts down temporarily after person with a gun reported
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Published: May. 28, 2023 at 5:26 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The interstate was temporarily shut down after Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they were searching for a person with a gun.
LVMPD said they received reports of a person with a firearm around 3:35 p.m. in the 200 block of MLK Boulevard. Police said they set up a containment area to look for the suspect near Symphony Park and I-15.
Police said I-15 was temporarily shut down in both directions as a precaution. LVMPD said the person involved was taken into custody.
No injuries were reported. LVMPD said I-15 was being reopened.
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