Investigators look into a Metro Police patrol vehicle after an officer in it was shot Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at Tropicana Avenue and Nellis Boulevard. A pedestrian approached the vehicle and fired from a handgun, striking the officer in the hand, police said.
Published Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 | 1:43 p.m.
Updated Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 | 5 p.m.
A Metro Police officer was shot in the hand while responding to a call about a disturbance at a store, according to Metro Police Sgt. John Sheahan.
Also according to Sheahan:
Two officers were stopped at 12:12 p.m. at a traffic light at Tropicana Avenue and Nellis Boulevard when a man approached on foot, firing several times into their car and hitting one of the officers. The officers exited the car while the uninjured policeman pursued the man and caught him shortly thereafter. The man dropped his weapon and surrendered.
The injured officer was taken to UMC Trauma with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man, who has not been identified, was arrested, and the weapon was recovered. The alleged shooter’s motive is unknown.
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