A taking pictures inside a Las Vegas gymnasium Friday afternoon left one particular person lifeless and at the very least three others injured, police mentioned. The suspect was additionally killed.
One particular person was killed on the Las Vegas Athletic Membership on the town’s west facet as gunfire erupted, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Undersheriff Andrew Walsh mentioned. The suspect within the taking pictures was additionally confirmed lifeless at an area hospital, police mentioned in a social media publish.
A heavy police presence was seen alongside North Rainbow Boulevard, however Walsh mentioned there was not a risk to the general public.
Las Vegas Metro Cops confer by the primary entrance of a Las Vegas Athletic Membership after a taking pictures on Friday, Might 16, 2025, in Las Vegas.
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Officers mentioned they’re nonetheless investigating a motive.
“They said ‘Get out, get out, get out,’” Claudio Vigani, a witness who was on the gymnasium when the taking pictures started, instructed CBS affiliate KLAS-TV. “Then I saw the dead guy next to the machine.”
Gary Steward, who was headed to the gymnasium with one other particular person, instructed the Las Vegas Evaluate-Journal {that a} cease at a diet retailer saved their lives. He mentioned in the event that they hadn’t stopped, they might have been on the entrance desk the place the shooter entered. They noticed glass breaking as they walked as much as the gymnasium and ran again to the car parking zone.
“It’s just a weird feeling right now,” Steward mentioned. “It’s strange. Who shoots up a gym?”
Calls to the athletic membership and its company workplace went unanswered. The College Medical Middle confirmed it obtained 4 sufferers, with one in essential situation.
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