Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Police: Vehicle carrying children shot during road-rage incident

A man fired a shot at a vehicle carrying an adult and three children Sunday during a road-rage incident on U.S. 95 near Rancho Drive, Metro Police said.

Nobody was injured, but police located a bullet hole in the vehicle.

The vehicle was headed south on the freeway, approaching Rancho, about noon when a passenger in another car made an obscene gesture, police said.

The victim driver pulled several lanes to the right, but the car followed and pulled alongside the victim again, police said. The passenger in the car fired a round from a handgun and continued south on U.S. 95, police said.

The victim pulled off the interstate and contacted police.

The suspect car was described as an oxidized or faded black, older-style, four-door sedan with black tire rims and tint on the back windows.

The driver was a Hispanic male or female in his or her early 20s with shoulder-length hair and wearing a dark red or purple shirt, police said.

The passenger who fired the shot was described as a Hispanic male in his 20s with short hair, a short scruffy beard and a black shirt, police said.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Metro’s violent crimes section at 702-828-5634 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or online at crimestoppersofnv.com.

Tips leading directly to an arrest or indictment processed through Crime Stoppers may be eligible for a cash reward.

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