False reports of shooting lead to fear, closures, lockdowns on Las Vegas Strip; “all clear” given shortly after incident

False reports of shooting lead to fear, closures, lockdowns on Las Vegas Strip; “all clear” given shortly after incident

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  • David Wilson, Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 17, 2022 5:07 PM
  • David Wilson, Las Vegas Review-Journal

A “loud bang” caused by breaking glass at MGM Grand sent tourists on the Strip into a panic Saturday night and set social media ablaze with false reports of an active shooter.

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At about 10 p.m., a person “had broken a window” in the casino’s valet area, Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Branden Clarkson said at briefing shortly after midnight. “It caused a loud bang, there was a subsequent panic, thinking it was possible gunfire given the nature of what’s been happening across the nation.”

He said a person was “immediately” taken into custody and faces a misdemeanor charge of destruction of property.