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VEGAS STRIP CLOSED AFTER STANDOFF WITH SHOOTER

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Las Vegas Metro police said an armed man surrendere­d after a three- hour standoff on a two- story bus that closed the Vegas Strip on Saturday. Police said the man shot and killed one person and wounded another.

Police had evacuated the nearby Cosmopolit­an hotel and casino floor shortly before 11 a. m. local time Saturday.

Police spokesman Larry Hadfield said it wasn’t a terrorism incident.

Earlier Saturday, three people wearing dress clothing and animal masks robbed a jewelry store inside the Bellagio hotel- casino complex, which is next door, police said.

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