A closure impacting traffic on the 215 Southern Beltway Monday evening is being attributed to a road rage shooting.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says homicide detectives are investigating.
As of 6:53 p.m., westbound lanes of the freeway were closed at Jones Boulevard, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, which noted all lanes are blocked in that area. Drivers were advised to use alternate routes if possible.
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Las Vegas police tell us the shooting happened on the freeway, between Jones and Rainbow boulevards.
“Preliminary witness accounts indicate that one individual, armed with a knife, charged at another vehicle and was subsequently shot,” police stated.
Police say the shooter was detained, and the person who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to Nevada State Police, “All westbound travel lanes at the southern I-215 near Jones will be closed for an undetermined time.”
Traffic was being diverted off the freeway at the Jones Boulevard off-ramp, police added.
Las Vegas police stressed that details provided so far are preliminary, and their investigation is ongoing.