2 people shot in domestic dispute at McCarran

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Published Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 | 6:30 p.m.

Updated Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 | 9:13 a.m.

Authorities are investigating a domestic violence-related shooting at a McCarran International Airport parking garage Monday night that left two people hospitalized and a suspect in custody, according to Metro Police.

The suspected shooter — a man who had a previous relationship with one of the victims, a woman — fled the airport in a vehicle before officers arrived, said Capt. Vincent Cannito, Metro's airport bureau commander.

The suspect, Jeffery Brown, was arrested hours later without incident at the VA Hospital, 6900 N. Pecos Road, in North Las Vegas, police said. He faces two counts of attempted murder, two counts of discharging a firearm in a prohibited area and one count of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

The victims were conscious when they were transported to Sunrise Hospital, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Kelly Blackmon said. Both were in stable condition, Cannito said.

Officials said the victims, who they described as family members, had just flown into Las Vegas and were met by Brown on the sixth floor of Terminal 1's long-term parking structure.

Police responded to the airport just before 6 p.m.

No further information about Brown or a possible motive for the shooting was available early Tuesday.

Clark County Aviation Director Rosemary Vassiliadis said Metro's response was swift and that safety protocols established for such incidents "kicked in very promptly. "

The incident was isolated and remains under investigation, Cannito said.

Airport officials said the sixth floor of the Terminal 1 garage was reopened about 10:15 p.m. The airport connector to the 215 Beltway was closed briefly but was reopened as of 7:45 p.m.

Police activity was limited to the parking garage and airport operations weren't impacted, officials said.