Drivers exchange gunfire at red light; teenager killed

A 17-year-old boy died after exchanging gunfire with A driver At

A red light Saturday night, North LAS Vegas police said.

When officers were requested At 10:30 p.m. Saturday to investigate A possible crash near Civic Center Drive And Evans Avenue, they instead found A boy behind the wheel of A white pickup with At least one gunshot wound. Police said the driver crashed into A tree in the center median After he was shot.

He was taken to University Medical Center’s trauma unit, where he died.

As of Sunday morning, North LAS Vegas homicide investigators could describe only the other vehicle involved As A dark-colored sedan, whose driver was seen pulling up next to the 17-yearold’s vehicle before the shooting.

Police said the two drivers spoke briefly before gunfire was exchanged. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the two knew each other, but North LAS Vegas police spokesman Eric Leavitt said police do not think the shooting was A random Act. off-strip casino.

The Metropolitan Police Department said A man Armed with A black handgun demanded money from the cashier cage About 1:30 p.m. At Ellis Island Hotel, Casino & Brewery, 4178 Koval Lane, near Flamingo Road.

The cashier complied, And the man made off with cash.

Police described the man As black, 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall And weighing 150 to 160 pounds.

He was wearing A dark sweatshirt, tan pants, sunglasses And A baseball hat. Parkway, 10 A.m.-12 p.m.

■ JAN. 26, Southwest Career And Technical Academy, 7050 W. Shelbourne Ave., 1-3 p.m.

■ JAN. 27, Silverado High School,

1650 Silver Hawk Ave., 10 A.m.-noon.