The shooting took place on a party bus near McCarran International Airport. It was linked to a shooting later that day at a parking lot near the Stage Door Casino, located about two miles away.<\/p>\n
Three people were wounded during the drive-by shooting near the Stage Door. Each required treatment at a local hospital.\u00a0So far, Metro police have arrested at least five suspects in connection with the shootings.<\/p>\n
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In response to the wave of violent crimes, Metro police have upped the number of officers on patrol on or near The Strip. Officers are also more prevalent in other popular tourist areas in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Las Vegas Metro Police Capt. Dori Koren also has credited the cooperation of casino security officers in addressing recent crimes. Police and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo have blamed gangs and out-of-state visitors to Las Vegas for much of the uptick in violent incidents.<\/p>\n
Juveniles Involved in Violence<\/h2>\n
Many of the suspects or victims in recent violent incidents have been teenagers or young adults. For instance, earlier this month, an unnamed youngster was arrested on multiple charges for a shooting at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino\u2019s Metrodome. The incident left four wounded at the Las Vegas Strip amusement park.<\/p>\n
The alleged assailant is charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm where a person is endangered, and minor in possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An unnamed man shot during a Friday night fight in front of the MGM Grand Las Vegas required hospital treatment this weekend for his wounds, Las Vegas Metro police reported on Monday. His condition was unknown late Monday. After the firearm discharged, the alleged shooter ran from the casino-hotel\u2019s valet area, where the struggle had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":155542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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