Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 | 7:03 p.m.
Metro Police and Nevada Highway Patrol have beefed up their presence on Interstate 15 near the California state line as officials search for the gunmen who killed at least 14 people across the border in San Bernardino.
Metro said patrol units were sent there Wednesday afternoon until further notice but that there is no specific information suggesting a threat to southern Nevada.
"We're constantly monitoring the situation in California," Officer Larry Hadfield said.
Police said the precautionary move deploying additional resources is to ensure safety but cars aren't being stopped.
Hadfield said Metro is constantly assessing its presence in the area and will adjust the number of units if necessary. Police did not immediately provide the number of additional units deployed to the area.
Nevada Highway Patrol also said a sergeant and trooper were sent to the area near Primm, in addition to two troopers already there, in case the shooters headed north toward Vegas.
Officials in San Bernardino said three gunmen attacked a social services center in an apparent targeted mission Wednesday morning.
Clark County said in a statement that its "standard security protocols remain in place" and will be upgraded if the county is advised to do so by police or the Department of Homeland Security.
Sun reporter Pashtana Usufzy contributed to this report.
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