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Police halted I-15 in both directions while responding to subject 'brandishing' firearm

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the nation as seen in March 2021
Posted at 7:36 PM, May 28, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-28 22:46:48-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department halted both directions of I-15 in response to a subject in the area who was "brandishing" a firearm.

Police responded to the 200 block of S. MLK Boulevard around 3 p.m.

Officers said they "set up containment on the subject" who was located in the area of Symphony Park and I-15.

"As a precaution, traffic on I-15 was temporarily halted in both directions," police said.

Police said the subject was taken into custody without incident and I-15 reopened. There are no reports of injury.