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In Vegas, gunman shot by Pokemon Go player he tried to rob

Associated Press
A medical glove lies discarded on a curb at Big League Dreams park, near where police say a shooting erupted when a man in a vehicle attempted to rob a group of people playing "Pokemon Go" early Monday in Las Vegas.


The incident early Monday marked the latest illustration of unintended consequences in everyday life due to the booming popularity of the GPS-powered “augmented reality” game.


Shortly after 4 a.m., a group of six people were at a public park east of downtown playing the popular smartphone game, which sends players to physical locations to “catch” virtual Pokemon characters.


One person in the Pokemon group was shot once in the stomach and taken to the hospital. Meltzer said it’s unclear if that person shot is also the player who had his own gun but that the group of local players knew each other.

The man believed to be the suspect also was treated at the hospital for a gunshot wound. How he got to the hospital is not clear, but a matching SUV was found there.


Police haven’t cited a motive or said if the Pokemon players were targeted.


Associated Press writer Samantha Shotzbarger contributed from Phoenix.