Shooting Outside The Cosmopolitan Hotel And Casino Leaves One Dead, One Injured — Main Suspect Surrendered After Stand-off With Police

By James England

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Earlier today, a man with a gun shot two people, leaving one dead at the scene right outside the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino. By 1:23 p.m., Las Vegas police had cordoned off the area of the strip and stood watch around a bus that the suspect holed up in. Through a tense negotiation, the suspect gave himself up without further incident by 3:30 p.m.

Las Vegas police took to their twitter account to issue public notices that the strip was closed and they recommended all those in the area shelter in place.

According to Las Vegas Eyewitness News 7, the other victim in this incident is listed in fair condition.

This is just a reminder that violence can spring up just about anywhere for any reason. The motivations of the attacker are not known nor will we identify him here due to our standing policy of not giving a name to someone who carries out public shootings of innocent bystanders.

While the State of Nevada has some of the most permissive gun laws for registered concealed carriers, many parts of the strip forbid anyone except from law enforcement and security from carrying guns into and around hotels and …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation