Police Shoot Man Who Grabbed Boy at Airport
Police shot and wounded a man at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport after he grabbed a 3-year-old boy at knifepoint in an airport toy store and ran through a security area, authorities said.
The child was unharmed and returned to his mother, who was at the airport, said Elaine Sanchez, a McCarran spokeswoman. The man was taken to a hospital.
After the 25-year-old man grabbed the boy, he ran through an exit lane intended for passengers leaving the gates, officials said. Three officers confronted him at the other side of the checkpoint, police said. One used a Taser gun to stun the man, police said. He dropped the child and charged at the officers, said police spokesman Jose Montoya.
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