LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police in Las Vegas say a bail bond agent was shot Monday night while he was trying to take a suspect into custody.
Police Lt. David Gordon tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal (https://bit.ly/2rY9Q8k ) that the man fired one or two shots at agents from a bail bond company around 11 p.m. Monday. One of the shots struck an agent, who was then taken to a hospital.
Gordon says police responded to the scene and found the suspect hiding in the yard of a house. Gordon says the 35-year-old suspect had a gun when he was arrested.
Gordon says the agent’s injury did not appear to be serious.
Police did not immediately identify the agent and the suspect.
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Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, https://www.lvrj.com
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