Three suspects are arrested after random Thanksgiving Day shooting spree spanning Nevada and Arizona that left one dead and at least four others injured
Three people have been arrested after a random shooting spree that spanned across Nevada and Arizona on Thanksgiving Day that left one person dead and at least four others injured.
The ordeal started in Henderson, Nevada and ended hours later in western Arizona when the three suspects crashed their vehicle following a shoot out and chase with local law enforcement.
Authorities in both Nevada and Arizona have not released the names of the three suspects.
The incident began in Henderson when local police received reports of a shooting at a 7-Eleven just before 1am on Thursday.
The incident began in Henderson when local police received reports of a shooting at a 7-Eleven just before 1am on Thursday
When officers arrived at the scene they found a 22-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound
In the meantime, officers received multiple other calls from victims saying they had been shot by a person in a random car
When officers arrived at the scene they found a 22-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound.
In the meantime, officers received multiple other calls from victims saying they had been shot by a person in a random car.
These calls were from different locations around Henderson.
The four others who were injured included a 23-year-old female, a 18-year-old male, a 53-year-old male and a 41-year-old male.
The four victims were all transported to hospital for treatment for gunshot wounds and are expected to survive.
Henderson police only described two suspects: A white male with a beard and believed to be in his 20's or 30's and a white female believed to be in her 20's.
Both suspects were described as having tattoos or paint on their faces.
The ordeal started at the 7-Eleven in Henderson, Nevada where one man was shot dead and ended hours later in western Arizona when the three suspects crashed their vehicle following a shoot out and chase with local law enforcement
Police say the three suspects arrested near Bouse, Arizona at about 10am on Thanksgiving were involved in the Henderson, Nevada shooting hours earlier
Police believe the suspects were driving around the city randomly shooting at people with no apparent motive.
Hours later, law enforcement in Arizona responded to a series of drive-by shootings near Bouse, which is about 120 miles west of Phoenix.
The La Paz County Sheriff's Department and Arizona Department of Public Safety say officers were engaged in a shoot out with the suspects on State Route 95.
They say the suspects were finally arrested after crashing and rolling their vehicle near mile-marker 31 on State Route 72 at about 10am.
No officers were injured but all three suspects had to be taken to hospital for treatment after being injured in the rollover.
Police say the three suspects were involved in the Henderson shooting.
'I commend the Department of Public Safety Officers involved in this multi state crime. You put an end to the shootings saving the lives of untold citizens,' La Paz Sheriff Bill Risen wrote on Facebook.
'I have talked to each of you individually and I will restate you did a fantastic job. Thank You.'
None of the law enforcement agencies involved in the incident have responded to request for comment.
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