Man Killed Inside Starbucks in Las Vegas, Suspect Arrested

Man Killed Inside Starbucks in Las Vegas, Suspect Arrested
Emergency personnel stand by near Rainbow Blvd. in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, after a shooting inside a Starbucks at a southwest valley strip mall. Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man shot another man dead Sunday inside a Las Vegas Starbucks and the suspect left along with people being evacuated but was arrested later, police said.

At least a dozen customers and workers were inside the store when the suspect got into an argument with the victim and opened fire, said Las Vegas police Lt. Dan McGrath.

It was not clear whether the two men knew each other.

The incident was initially reported to authorities as a hostage situation. When police arrived, they found the wounded man and he was taken to a hospital where he died.

Police escorts evacuated people from a strip mall's parking lot near Rainbow Blvd. in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, after a shooting inside a Starbucks at a southwest valley strip mall. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Police escorts evacuated people from a strip mall's parking lot near Rainbow Blvd. in Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, after a shooting inside a Starbucks at a southwest valley strip mall. Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP