19-year-old man arrested by CHP after shooting near Las Vegas Strip hotel critically injures 1, police say

An exterior view shows the then-shuttered Flamingo Las Vegas as the coronavirus continued to spread across the U.S. on March 18, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

by: Associated Press

Posted: Sep 28, 2020 / 09:36 AM PDT

Updated: Sep 28, 2020 / 04:59 PM PDT

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A man has been arrested in California following a shooting that critically injured one person and led to a lockdown of a Las Vegas Strip casino-hotel for several hours, according to authorities.

Police say 19-year-old Christian Miller was taken into custody before dawn Monday in a vehicle on Interstate 15 about 95 miles from Las Vegas. The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday near the Flamingo resort.

Police say a person was hospitalized in stable but critical condition. Their name wasn’t made public.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Flamingo was locked down and people were prevented from using elevators and stairs while police investigated whether a suspect fled into the hotel.

The California Highway Patrol says Miller was a passenger in a vehicle driven by David Preston who also was arrested and held pending extradition to Las Vegas.