Police say they have taken a suspect into custody in connection with an overnight shooting on The Strip.
According to authorities, the man was stopped by California Highway Patrol heading into California and is being held in jail there awaiting extradition back to Nevada.
OVERNIGHT SHOOTING ON THESTRIP.THE LATEST ACT OF VIOLENCE - -HAPPENING OVERNIGHT NEAR THELINQ HOTEL.THAT'S WHERE WE FIND 13 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER SEAN DELANCEYLIVE - - WITH DETAILS ON THATARREST HAPPENING JUST MOMENTSAGO -.SEAN?DAVE - KALYNA - JUST IN FROMPOLICE IN THE LAST HALF HOUR -- A MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODYBY CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL -- IN CONNECTION WITH THISLATEST SHOOTING ON THE STRIP..POLICE SAY ONE MAN WAS SHOT INTHE CHEST - LATE LAST NIGHTRIGHT DOWN THERE - - AFTER SOMEKIND OF ARGUMENT BETWEEN THEVICTIM AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE.THIS IS THE LATEST IN A TRENDOF VIOLENCE ON THE STRIP - -THAT MANY ARE CALLINGUNSETTLING.THIS SHOOTING FOLLOWS ONE JUSTA BLOCK AWAY AT THE STAGE DOORCASINO - - WHERE A DRIVE-BYSHOOTING INJURED THREE PEOPLEON SATURDAY MORNING.BEFORE THIS WEEKEND - - THELAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICEDEPARTMENT RELEASED VIOLENTCRIME STATISTICS IN THE AREA -- AND THE NUMBERS ARE UP.POLICE SAY THERE HAS BEEN A 17PERCENT INCREASE IN STABBINGS -AND A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE INSHOOTINGS IN THE VALLEY OVERTHIS TIME LAST YEAR.ARRESTS FOR ASSAULT - ARE UPEIGHT PERCENT OVERALL.BACK OUT LIVE - POLICE SAY THESHOOTER IN THIS CASE IS BEINGHELD IN A CALIFORNIA JAIL -AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TONEVADA.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMARTION TOHELP POLICE SOLVE THE OTHERWE ARE LESS THAN 40 DAYS AWAY