SWAT Standoff Closes Roads in Southwest Las Vegas, Nevada

SWAT officers have been deployed to a home in southwest Las Vegas after a suspect refused to come outside during a police investigation Saturday, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

Detectives were conducting a follow-up investigation around 7:14 a.m. in the 9000 block of Monterey Cliffs Avenue, near Maule Avenue and South Fort Apache Road, when the suspect remained inside the residence.

Police closed nearby roads and urged the public to avoid the area while tactical officers assisted investigators.