Man fires shots at Nellis AFB gates

The entrance to Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas
Nellis AFB Photo credit Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – A man is under arrest after authorities say he fired shots toward the gates at Nellis Air Force Base early Wednesday.

The call first came in about the shooting around 12:30am.
According to the base, security with Nellis briefly returned the man’s fire, striking him in the legs. He was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No one at the air force base was hurt.

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