Man with a weapon has barricaded himself for hours inside a hotel room at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS — Police are responding to Caesars Palace after a man barricaded himself in a hotel room with a weapon.
Police said a SWAT team has contained the area around the hotel room and no shots have been fired. The floor is locked down, as of 12 p.m.. They add they haven't seen any weapons and it's"unclear if weapons are involved." Breaking: Police update on SWAT standoff at Caesars Palace Video sent to Channel 13 from Emma Snyder of Appleton, Wisconsin shows the pool area being evacuated and a hole where a window has been knocked out. Police said the armed man was throwing things into the pool area including a dresser and chairs.
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