Three dead after shooting on Vegas strip

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Posted February 21, 2013 7:25 am.

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LAS VEGAS (NEWS1130) – Three people were killed and at least three injured in a gun battle between moving vehicles that ultimately crashed at a busy intersection on the Las Vegas Strip this morning, according to police.

Sergeant John Sheahan says five vehicles were involved in the pre-dawn crash, including a taxi that burst into flames and killed two people.

He tells us people in a Maserati and an SUV were exchanging gunfire before the Maserati hit the taxi. The Maserati driver, the taxi driver and a taxi passenger were killed.

The SUV was gone when police arrived.

At least three people were hospitalized, including a passenger from the Maserati.

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