Patrol officer during what the sheriff called a chance encounter in an apartment complex. The veteran officer returned fire but may not have hit the shooter, who ran off and became the focus of an hourslong manhunt south of the las vegas strip. He was found more than four hours later, several miles away Sheriff Joe Lombardo metro police we did have a pretty tight perimeter associated with the event and hopefully well be able to discern that from the interview with the suspect but he was able to get out of the perimeter. Michael Stevens lombardo says its not clear what prompted the shooting or how the man eluded police who blanketed a wide area around where shots were fired. There is no information yet on the identity of the suspect. Michael Stevens the sheriff says the wounded officer is a police veteran. Brian loftus michael. Was there only one person arrested in connection with the shooting . Michael Stevens brain. As of right now. All we know is one person has been arrested. More ar