Five unhoused people were shot in Las Vegas, police said.

At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a homeless encampment in Las Vegas on Friday, police said.

The incident occurred in the area of Charleston Boulevard and U.S. 95 around 5:30 p.m. local time. Officers responded to a homeless encampment, where witnesses directed them to multiple victims, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson said at a press briefing Friday night.

  • DominusOfMegadeus
    19•1 year ago

    I demand an immediate investigation into why these homeless people were not armed and able to defend themselves. We should be handing out firearms at the soup kitchens to avoid these kinds of tragedies.

    • @Skullgrid
      5•1 year ago

      We should be handing out firearms at the soup kitchens

      are you saying we should… “Arm the homeless”?

    • Flying Squid
      3•1 year ago

      Can you imagine how much Republicans would tantrum if homeless people were getting armed? And at this point, because of their own folly, there would be basically nothing they could do about it.