LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – A driver is on the run after a suspected roadside shooting that closed Las Vegas Boulevard Monday evening.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police tell us the shooting happened outside the Palazzo just after 4 p.m

According to police, a man was shot in the neck and has since died. Based on preliminary investigation, police believe the victim walked to the suspect’s car before he was shot.

The shooter left the area in a vehicle identified by police as a silver Subaru WRX. He is described as a “light, thin man who wore his hat backwards”.

Las Vegas Boulevard is closed from Sands Avenue to Sirens Cove Drive, police said.

Traffic cameras in the area of ​​Las Vegas Boulevard and Treasure Island showed several Las Vegas Metropolitan Police vehicles with their emergency lights on near the Venetian resort.

WATCH: A traffic camera in the area shows police activity outside the Venetian and the Palazzo

Traffic cameras show police activity on the Las Vegas Strip

Earlier Monday, the Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission warned motorists of “severe construction delays” in the same area where the shooting later occurred.

At that time, southbound Las Vegas Boulevard was reduced to a single lane from Spring Mountain Road to Harmon Avenue.

This report will be updated as soon as we know more.