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An unnamed youngster was arrested on multiple charges for Saturday night’s shooting at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino’s Metrodome. The incident left four wounded on the Las Vegas Strip, police announced Monday.
Las Vegas Metro police (above) investigated a weekend shooting at Circus Circus Hotel and Casino’s Metrodome. They charged a juvenile with attempted murder after he allegedly wounded four victims. (Image: ABC News)The alleged assailant is charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm where a person is endangered, and minor in possession of a firearm, the Las Vegas Review-Journal said. The alleged shooter was apprehended Saturday night after he was located in a hotel room at Circus Circus.
During a violent dispute at the Las Vegas Strip theme park, the “male juvenile … pulled out a handgun and fired at the victims,” according to police statements quoted by the Review-Journal.
The shooting took place during a “physical confrontation” involving “a group of juveniles and young adults,” police said.
Given the legal definition of juvenile, the suspect is less than 18 years of age. He was placed in the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center.
Police did not say if the alleged shooter was affiliated with a gang. However, the Metro police department’s gang section appears in charge of the investigation.
Metro police originally reported three victims were wounded. On Monday, officers upped the number to four, and each required hospital treatment.
Each also was listed in stable condition over the weekend. Updated conditions on the patients were not immediately available.
