Illegal house parties keep happening despite LVMPD plea

Despite the plea from LVMPD to not have illegal house parties at short term rental houses in our Valley, they keep happening, making people wonder about their safety.

WAS DROPPED OFF AT CENTENNIALHILLS HOSPITAL - WITH SEVERALGUNSHOT WOUNDS.HE WAS THEN RUSHED TO U-M-CTRAUMA - WHERE HE DIED.VIOLENCE - INTROTHIS FOLLOWS MULTIPLE PLEASFROM METRO POLICE ABOUT ILLEGALHOUSE PARTIES IN THE VALLEY.NEIGHBORS SAY THEY ARECONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ASTRIDMENDEZ HAS MORE.VIOLENCE - PKG BEFORE LASTNIGHT'S SHOOTING, RESIDENTSDESCRIBED THIS AS A PEACEFULNEIGHBORHOOD.I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL NEIGHBORSOFF CAMERA - AND THEY HOPETHIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.TAKE PKG POLICE SAY AT LEAST35 PEOPLE WERE AT THIS SHORTTERM RENTAL WHEN SHOTS RANGOUT.GATHERINGS OF THIS SIZE ARE NOWILLEGAL.LAS VEGAS METRO POLICE SAYTHERE HAVE BEEN 15 SHOOTINGSAND THREE OTHER HOMICIDES ATSIMILAR PARTIES IN RECENTMONTHS.AIRBNB IS ALSO RESPONDING TOTHE VIOLENCE.THIS WEEK, THE COMPANYANNOUNCED THEY SUSPENDED 20HOUSE LISTINGS ACROSS THECOUNTY.PROPERTIES THAT RECEIVEDCOMPLAINTS OR VIOLATEDPOLICIES ON PARTIES AND EVENTS.POLICE SAY THE PARTIES ARE ANALTERNATIVE TO CLUBS AND BARS -PLACES THAT USUALLY HAVESECURITY.ANNETTE LEXIS, OWNER OFSECURITY UNLIMITED - SAYS THATA SECURITY GUARD WOULD MAKE ADIFFERENCE.SOT "IT WOULD HELP AND A IKNOW THAT A LOT THE ARBNBS ARETHE ONES HAVING THE PROBLEMS,BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO THEAIRBNS AND HAVE THEM, BUT A LOTOF TIMES IF JUST A REGULARSECURITY GUARD GOES IN THEREAND ASKS THEM TO STOP, IT WILLHELP, BUT THE POLICE USUALLYNEEDS TO BE CALL BECAUSE THEYALREADY RENTED THE STUFF, THEPEOPLE ARE ALL OUT OF TOWN.THEY'RE HAVING THEIR ARTIES ATTHE AIRBINS AND THAT WHEN ITGOES ON".SHE ALSO SUGGESTS THAT IFYOUR OWN SAFETY AND GET OUT OFTHERE AND CALL METRO FAST ASPOSSIBLE" ASTRID TAG SOFAR, WE'VE GOTTEN NO WORD ONTHE SHOOTER.BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION, CONTACT METROPOLICE.AM 13 ANCLARK COUNTY'S CURRENT COVID-19RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN INPLACE FOR