Cops: 'Rolling gun battle' on Las Vegas strip

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There is breaking news in the heart of Las Vegas Strip if you know that city you know the casinos ballets and the Bellagio.

It appears right at the intersection of Las Vegas boulevard and flamingo avenue.

That that taxi -- now burnt out and shots were fired about four hours ago.

Leaving at least three people dead.

We're working to this story along with David Lawrence on the scene there from fox Vegas -- -- you.

Dave what are you hearing from police what happened who was involved that we know.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- And this is where 3 people died this morning and at least three others were injured and headed to the hospital and though Las Vegas metro describes this as a rolling gun battles along the Vegas strip and they believe the suspects involved in this shoot out.

Did -- run through a red light here Las Vegas boulevard and flamingo which led to at least five cars getting involved in an accident.

And one -- was involved in this as well.

Unfortunately that's a cab is where the cab driver and one of them -- one passenger inside that car didn't -- and that car is completely burned out right in front of bills gambling -- just a little bit -- -- away from from flamingo casino right near the top rallies and also Bellagio so again three people dead here on the Vegas strip after a shoot out and police here say they still do not have -- suspect vehicle we did talk to one witness who tried to pull one man out and resuscitate him.

He said he did not look good that man may have been one of the deceased here but he said he did try to help he was actually -- -- certainly a chaotic scene here in Las Vegas that's -- -- -- So -- -- any indication yet that that third car the police say that they're still looking for what the status is of that and it is anybody.

Hinting -- suggesting you know whether or not this was an -- -- weather was -- -- or whether these people in the taxicab that caught in the crossfire.

Any suggestions about that yet.

It's still too early to tell -- metro here in Las Vegas says they're still investigating why this is a world famous intersections you can bet there is a lot of surveillance video and -- this on gun battle happened on the Vegas strip so that may shed some light on who the suspect vehicle who is in there and -- description of that vehicle as well so it's still too early to tell why -- shoot out happened well we may be able to find out a lot from surveillance video.

-- one more thing you say at least one gunman got away is that right.

Yes -- -- absolutely and -- Las Vegas metro is still.

-- has not released any suspect information about the though the car or the people maybe inside of that vehicle.

They will be in touch review -- the others KV DU fox Las Vegas Salmonella that.

Dave Lawrence breaking news as he said at the heart of the intersection.

That perhaps is one of the best known in the were -- think about time -- you think about that place in Las Vegas sent.

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