Second Ambush of Police Officers in Three Days in Las Vegas…One Officer Shot
Two police officers were just heading toward a disturbance call at a 99 Cent Only store.
The officers were sitting in the patrol car, when a shooter approached their squad car and fired three shots at the officers as they sat at a stop light. Neither of the officers shot back.
The suspect fled on foot and was chased down by officers responding to the shooting. Â He dropped his gun and gave up without a fight.
The officer who was hit by the gunfire suffered a bullet to his hand, which has been described as non life threatening. Â Police have not released information or the motive of the shooter.
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This is the second shooting of a Las Vegas officer in in the past three days. Â Earlier an officer was shot in the leg, when he was investigating a possible prowler.
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