Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said three victims were hospitalized after a shooting near First Friday in the Arts District tonight. The area was later secured, but Charleston Boulevard stayed blocked in both directions near Main Street as the investigation continued.
Charleston Boulevard blocked near Main Street
Traffic cameras showed multiple emergency vehicles and first responders near the scene. Sections of the roadway were taped off near Charleston Boulevard and Main Street, and all lanes were blocked on westbound and eastbound Charleston Boulevard at Art Way to Grand Central.
The shooting happened while First Friday was taking place in the Arts District. That left a busy event area under police control at the same time drivers were being diverted away from a key corridor through Las Vegas.
Three victims hospitalized
The three victims were hospitalized in unknown condition. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said an investigation was underway, but the scene had already been secured by the time the roadway closures remained in place.
For people trying to move through the Arts District, the practical issue is immediate: Charleston Boulevard was closed where it meets Main Street, with the shutdown stretching from Art Way to Grand Central. The unanswered question is what led to the shooting near First Friday, and that is what investigators are now working to sort out.
