Armed man barricades himself in room at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as SWAT teams descend
An armed man has barricaded himself in a room at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said they received a complaint of a domestic disturbance at around 9.15am on Tuesday morning.
When they arrived at the hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, the man refused to come out and told officers he was armed, police said.
SWAT teams and crisis negotiators have been sent to the hotel on the 3500 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard.
Police asked residents to avoid the area and watch out for emergency personnel.
“We are actively trying to resolve this situation,” the LVPD said in a tweet.
North Carolina real estate broker Alyssa Hellman told The Independent she was at the Caesars Palace pool with her wife when she heard a loud bang at about 1.30pm.
She said she looked up to see that a window had been broken on about the sixth floor, and a man inside started throwing objects out.
“We heard a bang and then one of the windows was broken open, and the guy was throwing things out. Lamps, a TV and a minibar. He’s drawn the curtains now,” Ms Hellman said.
Ms Hellman said guests were evacuated from the pool area, but staff did not explain what was going on.
The couple had retreated to a safe distance and said everyone around them seemed “pretty calm and content”.
“We’re tucked back hidden away, closer to the Bellagio,” she said.
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