[RiversEdge]

Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas police responded to a shooting that involved the department on Sunday afternoon. The incident was first reported at 12:45 p.m. Police notified the public that there had been a shooting in the 3300 block of Badura Avenue near South Valley View Boulevard and West Warm Springs Road.

Police said during a press conference that the suspect tried to break into multiple homes and gained access to the first house after breaking a window.

The suspect then was scared away by the homeowner who was inside at the time of the break-in. The suspect entered a second residence and was confronted by another resident.

An arriving LVMPD patrol unit was receiving information from a citizen, when he noticed the suspect standing on a back wall arguing with the elderly women in her 70's.

The officer saw the male suspect jump from the back wall, holding an unknown object, and raised it as if he was going to strike the elderly female. The officer fired his duty weapon and the suspect fled the scene by jumping over the back wall.

The suspect was located in the backyard of a residence in the 3500 block of West Maule, where a K9 officer was deployed to assist in taking the suspect into custody. Medical personnel responded to the scene to aid the victim and the suspect.

No one was transported to the hospital. The suspect had minor injuries from the K9 officer that captured him.

[kellyhound]

good handling by the cop