Breaking: Shooting Attack at Las Vegas Federal Building
There’s been a shooting attack at a Federal courthouse building in Las Vegas — reports are that at least 100 rounds were fired.
UPDATE at 1/4/10 10:37:58 am:
The Las Vegas Sun has a report with some details: Marshals shot in downtown federal courthouse; suspect dead.
A federal court officer has died and another is in serious condition after being shot this morning in the lobby of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
The U.S. Marshals Service says the shooting victims included a deputy U.S. marshal and a court security officer. The Associated Press is reporting that one of the officers has died, although it wasn’t immediately clear which one.
University Medical Center spokesman Rick Plummer said the dead officer was 65 years old.
Metro Police responded at 8:05 a.m. to the shooting, police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan said. FBI Special Agent Joseph Dickey says the gunman died shortly after a shootout.
