Las Vegas Sun

March 18, 2024

Man arrested after allegedly throwing tiles at pedestrians from Vegas rooftop

A man was arrested Saturday morning after he threw roofing tiles from the roof of an unoccupied building at people walking below, Metro Police say.

According to Lt. Jeff Goodwin:

Police responded at 5:38 a.m. at a building in the area of Eastern Avenue and Desert Inn Road.

Northbound and southbound Eastern Avenue was shut down near Desert Inn Road about 8 a.m. as Metro’s Swat team was called in. Roads were reopened about 10 a.m. as the man was apprehended.

No injuries were reported.

It is not known how the man got onto the roof or whether he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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