Las Vegas Metro police said road rage may have sparked a shooting late Thursday night that left a woman critically injured.
Police said about 11:22 p.m., officers were called to a home on Mount Shasta Circle, located near Alta and Buffalo drives, to investigate a shooting.
Arriving officers located a 45-year-old woman with apparent gunshot wounds. She was taken to University Medical Center Trauma with life-threatening injuries.
The victim's husband, Robert Meyers, identified her as Tammy and said she was shot in the head.
Police said an investigation indicated the woman earlier in the evening had been giving her teenage daughter a driving lesson in a nearby school parking lot.
While driving home, the 45-year-old woman was involved in a near-collision with another driver. That was followed by a verbal confrontation with the male driver.
The woman and her daughter drove to their home on Mount Shasta Circle. Police believe that sometime later, the driver involved in the near-collision came to the woman's home and fired multiple shots, striking the woman with one round.
“My wife was trying to come home, and the only thing other than that, my son came out while his mother was being shot. He opened fire on the suspects,” Meyers said.
Police said they have not identified a suspect.
Meyers, a father to four, said the shooting has ripped his family apart.
“You know, I've got four distraught children right now. Two of them think it's their fault, and it's not. I've got a wife dying in bed. She's in very critical care. It's touch and go. The next 48 hours will mean everything. Right now, it's not looking good,” he said.
Meyers said people should be looking for a silver or grey sedan, possibly with bullet holes on the driver's side.
Anyone with information was urged to call Metro's Violent Crimes Section at 702-828-5634 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555. You also may leave information online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
Stay with FOX5 and FOX5Vegas.com with updates.
Police said about 11:22 p.m., officers were called to a home on Mount Shasta Circle, located near Alta and Buffalo drives, to investigate a shooting.
Arriving officers located a 45-year-old woman with apparent gunshot wounds. She was taken to University Medical Center Trauma with life-threatening injuries.
The victim's husband, Robert Meyers, identified her as Tammy and said she was shot in the head.
Police said an investigation indicated the woman earlier in the evening had been giving her teenage daughter a driving lesson in a nearby school parking lot.
While driving home, the 45-year-old woman was involved in a near-collision with another driver. That was followed by a verbal confrontation with the male driver.
The woman and her daughter drove to their home on Mount Shasta Circle. Police believe that sometime later, the driver involved in the near-collision came to the woman's home and fired multiple shots, striking the woman with one round.
“My wife was trying to come home, and the only thing other than that, my son came out while his mother was being shot. He opened fire on the suspects,” Meyers said.
Police said they have not identified a suspect.
Meyers, a father to four, said the shooting has ripped his family apart.
“You know, I've got four distraught children right now. Two of them think it's their fault, and it's not. I've got a wife dying in bed. She's in very critical care. It's touch and go. The next 48 hours will mean everything. Right now, it's not looking good,” he said.
Meyers said people should be looking for a silver or grey sedan, possibly with bullet holes on the driver's side.
Anyone with information was urged to call Metro's Violent Crimes Section at 702-828-5634 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555. You also may leave information online at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
Stay with FOX5 and FOX5Vegas.com with updates.
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