Gunman hides out at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
BREAKING NEWS: Gunman hides out at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, prompting major police deployment
- Las Vegas police said they were called to a domestic violence disturbance at Caesar’s Palace on Tuesday afternoon
- When they tried to make contact with the occupants of the room, a man reportedly refused to open the door and told police he was armed
- Police and SWAT teams have now descended on the casino
A gunman is locked in a hotel room at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, making threats and causing a large police presence on the Strip.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said it received a report of domestic violence at the hotel and casino around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday.
When they tried to make contact with the occupants of the room, a man refused to open the door, saying he was armed.
Police and SWAT teams have now been dispatched to the hotel and crisis negotiators are said to be on their way.
“We are actively trying to resolve this situation,” police tweeted, urging the public to avoid the area.
Las Vegas police responded to the Caesars Palace scene (pictured) after a man apparently barricaded himself in a room
A woman on Twitter claimed the man broke a window and started throwing things out
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they received a report of domestic violence at the hotel and casino around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday
A woman on Twitter claimed the gunman smashed a hotel window and “threw objects out.”
DailyMail.com cannot independently verify that claim.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.