Police respond to a man pointing a gun in front of a Las Vegas casino

A antheral pointing a weapon astatine different antheral successful beforehand of the Rio prompted a constabulary effect to the edifice aboriginal Monday, constabulary said.

Las Vegas constabulary Lt. David Gordon said astatine 4:05 a.m. constabulary were called to the edifice astatine 3700 W. Flamingo Road for “a antheral fishy who reportedly pointed a handgun astatine a antheral unfortunate extracurricular the Rio.”

Officers responded and conducted an extended hunt for the idiosyncratic extracurricular the property.

“Patrol officers spotted the fishy hiding nether a car successful the parking lot,” Gordon said.

A K9 constabulary canine helped apprehend the man.

“The fishy sustained a insignificant wound to his arm,” Gordon said. “The unfortunate was not injured.”

Police said the circumstances starring up to the antheral brandishing the weapon stay nether investigation. The sanction of the idiosyncratic apprehended was not instantly released.

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