Poker Player Jon Letzkus Arrested in Scary Las Vegas Strip Shooting

Police have arrested poker player Jon Letzkus in Las Vegas after a scary shooting incident at the Strip had people fleeing for their lives. Poker legend Erik Seidel was on the Strip as the police operation unfolded…

I was walking the strip this morning when this was happening. They locked down Cosmo & Paris which seems like an insane policy. Instead of being in the safety of a casino people were left to walk the sidewalks https://t.co/YkPyTjFAKA

— Erik Seidel (@Erik_Seidel) December 31, 2023

Jon Letzkus shot from the MGM Signature Towers onto the Strip

As reported by local press, an active shooter incident was called after between 30 and 40 shots were fired from a balcony on the 25^th floor of the MGM Signature Towers at 5.55am.

Police and SWAT teams were soon on the ground and it didn’t take long before they let the public know who they were looking for, with 45-year-old Jon Letzkus in the frame.

#BREAKING
LVMPD investigators have identified Jon Letzkus, 45, as a person of interest in this morning’s shooting in the 100 block of E. Harmon in Las Vegas. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
We are asking anyone who sees him to call 911 immediately. https://t.co/jryLiWSN0g pic.twitter.com/jOXn4gAO9S

— LVMPD (@LVMPD) December 31, 2023

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Almost five hours later, police apprehended Letzkus outside the high-rise hotel, stating there was “no further public safety threat”.

No injuries were reported from the incident Metro Deputy Chief Dori Koren confirmed at a press conference around 12:15 p.m.

He added that a “handgun” had been recovered and “multiple rounds fired”, with several structures in the area damaged by the gunfire.

The horror of the October 1^st, 2017, Route 91 Harvest music festival is still relatively fresh in the Vegas memory.

That saw horrific mass shooting saw 64-year-old Stephen Paddock open fire on crowds from the 32^nd-floor of the Mandalay bay hotel, killing 60 people and injuring 413 more.

Jon Letzkus appears to be a small-stakes live and online player, with $14,807 in live tournament winnings dating back over a decade.

His biggest cash of $5570 came at the 2013 LA Poker Open and his most recent a $4847 scoop at the 2023 PacWest Poker Classic in Lincoln City.

One of his four WSOP cashes came during the ‘pandemic series’ of 2020.

Court records show that Jon Letzkus has so far been charged with one offence, a felony relating to “Ownership or possession of firearm by certain persons prohibited.”

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