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THE BROTHUS GO APE IN VEGAS - Violence marred post-NBA All-Star Game partying as shootings left three people in critical condition and stamped an ugly footnote on what should have been a time of celebration. |
Violence marred post-NBA All-Star Game partying as shootings left
three people in critical condition and stamped an ugly footnote on
what should have been a time of celebration.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/02/19/070220031716.fq28ybhs.html
Police arrested 362 people during the All-Star Game weekend as
scattered fights broke out along the main casino strip early Monday
even though police had braced themselves for the post-celebratory
mayhem.
"These people have been here since Wednesday so they have been here
for several days and were getting very little sleep," police spokesman
Jose Montoya said. "This was their last night in Vegas and we figured
if something was going to happen it would be near the end of the
events."
Police also had extra officers to control rowdy crowds at the Las
Vegas airport where thousands of weary NBA fans missed their flights
Monday.
Montoya said four people were shot in two separate shootings and a
manhunt was on for one of the gunmen who shot three people outside the
Minxx nightclub.
A manager, security guard and female customer were all in critical
condition Monday, he said.
Another man was shot in the hip at 4 a.m. in the front entrance of the
luxury MGM Grand Hotel and Casino early Monday. It was followed by a
brawl less than half an hour later in a club at the Wynn hotel.
Montoya said even though the Minxx victims were shot outside in the
parking lot, police believe the shooter had the gun inside the club
earlier in the evening.
"There are criminal elements that try to take advantage of big crowds
and they have targets," Montoya said.
Montoya said even with Vegas' reputation for partying and hosting big
shows, this is the first time the desert city has hosted an event on
this scale.
Las Vegas is the first non-NBA city to be awarded the All-Star Game
and is actively trying to pursue obtaining an NBA team.
"We can't even compare this to New Year's Eve," said Montoya, adding
56 percent of those arrested were from out of town.
"New Year's Eve is a 14-hour event but this (All-Star Game
festivities) went on for five days all over the valley and included
after-game events and private parties so it is very different."
The Las Vegas airport was also a scene of chaos Monday as thousands of
weary travellers missed flights in one of the busiest days ever.
"We have officers at the airport and they have handled several small
fights," Montoya said.
Scattered fighting broke out among Southwest Airlines passengers who
missed their flights on Monday when the airline couldn't cope with
long queues that stretched for close to 1.6 km (one mile).
Tempers were short as passengers reported flight delays of up to five
hours and holiday makers scrambled to re-book flights and hotels.
"I have lived in Las Vegas for 20 years and I have never seen it as
bad as this," said one veteran taxi driver who makes regular trips to
the airport.
One enterprising traveller tried to profit off the situation with a
sign offering his place near the front of the line for 1,000 dollars.
"I was in line three hours and I missed my flight," passenger Ria
Hardy said. "They said they would book us on another one but who knows
when that will be."
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