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An officer
responded to emergency calls about a man pointing a gun at
passersby on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Bellagio casino, and
the individual did not comply with a number of verbal commands
to surrender, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Captain Matt
McCarthy said in a video news release.
The officer fired his weapon, missing the suspect but grazing a
nearby juvenile and the clothing of an adult, he said. The minor
was treated and released. The adult was unharmed, he said.
The Las Vegas Strip, typically packed with cars and pedestrians
on Friday nights, was closed for several hours as authorities
investigated.
The gunman was facing several felony charges in the incident,
McCarthy said. He did not give any other details.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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