By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-07-23 23:37:49 | Updated at 2026-07-24 00:17:23
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A Las Vegas neighborhood turned into a war zone when a shirtless man allegedly sprinted down a residential street firing an AR-style rifle at random homes, leaving stunned neighbors thankful no one was killed.
The terrifying rampage unfolded on Yellowhammer Place in North Las Vegas on July 19. Police say Daniel Lujan Jr., 39, was caught on surveillance video running through the neighborhood with an AR-15-style rifle, repeatedly opening fire at homes.
One homeowner, who asked not to be identified, captured the frightening encounter on her security cameras. The footage shows the gunman ringing her front doorbell before continuing to fire shots at nearby houses.
The woman, who has a 1-year-old child, said she and her family narrowly escaped tragedy because they weren’t home when the bullets started flying.
“I’m just glad we weren’t home at the time because I don’t know what we would have done,” the person told FOX 5.
“I don’t know if one of us maybe would have tried to answer the door.”
“I would like to assume if we heard gunshots we would run and go upstairs, but thankfully we were not there,” she added.
The homeowner said several bullets hit her home, including one shot that went through the wall into her kitchen.
Another neighbor, Ryan Adams, said when he first spotted the shirtless man running down the street he thought maybe the gun he was carrying was a water gun. But Adams said as the man got closer, he realized it was a weapon.
“It wasn’t until he got closer that I was like, oh yeah, that’s an AR — that he is armed with,” Adams said.
The homeowner also shared a video he took from inside his house, showing the armed man running through the street and randomly firing at people’s homes.
“Family is shook up,” Adams said. “We will be processing it for a few days.”
Police said the shirtless man initially resisted arrest before they were able to take him into custody, per KVVU. He later died at the hospital.
The cause of death has not been released. It is believed the man was under the influence of some kind of substance at the time, per the report.
