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Gunman arrested after killing 1, barricading himself in bus on Las Vegas Strip

WATCH: A suspect surrendered themselves after a fatal shooting on the Las Vegas strip Saturday. A SWAT team used a flash bang to coax the man off a bus before placing him in custody – Mar 25, 2017

A lengthy standoff between Las Vegas police and a gunman who barricaded himself on a bus ended Saturday with the suspect in custody.

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One person was shot dead and another wounded on the bus, which was parked on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Cosmopolitan hotel-casino.

WATCH: Barricade situation resolved, suspect in custody: Vegas Police

Police say there were no additional victims on the vehicle. Parts of the Las Vegas Strip remain closed off after the incident.

WATCH: ‘Things are feeling a little crazy right now’: Vegas strip locked down

Earlier, guests at the Cosmopolitan hotel were asked to take shelter in their rooms, with the Las Vegas Review Journal  reporting the presence of SWAT personnel and hostage negotiation teams seen at the site

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WATCH: 1 dead after shooting on Las Vegas strip 

Earlier Saturday, three masked robbers looted a high-end jewelry store at the Bellagio Resort and Casino. There’s no indication that the two incidents are connected.

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