Monday, July 31, 2017 | 4:35 p.m.
A man barricaded himself inside a vacant home after assaulting a woman this afternoon in the southwest valley, according to Metro Police.
The incident started about 12:40 p.m. near Blue Diamond Road and Inspirational Drive when the man who is believed to be homeless battered a woman with a piece of rebar, police said.
The man ran into a vacant residence, where he has been holed up for hours, according to police.
Police said the victim sustained minor injuries and wasn’t taken to a hospital.
Blue Diamond Road is closed in both directions from Rainbow Boulevard to Torrey Pines Drive, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.
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