Driver arrested after crashing car into Dollar Tree, attacking woman with knife, police say

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A man was arrested after crashing his vehicle into a Dollar Tree and attempting to attack a woman, authorities in Las Vegas said.

Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the northwest part of town just after 7:30 a.m.

According to police, the situation started as a domestic dispute.

Authorities said the man, later identified as Shawn Handley, drove his car through the front doors of a Dollar Tree store, got out, and began attacking a woman with a knife.

A person at the scene fired a gun, causing Handley to take off from the area.

Police said Handley was eventually taken into custody. He is facing several felony charges, including attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon, burglary and battery.

Handley also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of property destruction.

Authorities added that investigators questioned the person who fired their gun at the scene while the injured woman was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Handley is scheduled to appear before a judge on Tuesday afternoon.