Police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting

Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting Tuesday night inside a northeast valley bar.

Capt. Patrick Neville said the shooting happened at 8:50 p.m. when an officer entered The Bar, 1987 N. Nellis Blvd., near East Lake Mead Boulevard. He was there to perform a routine check.

A man at the bar turned, looked at the officer and pointed a gun at him. It was unclear whether the man fired, Neville said. It’s not yet known how many shots the officer fired.

“I don’t know why he did what he did,” Neville said of the man who was killed.

Police are investigating whether the man was connected to an earlier shooting at Lake Mead and Lamb boulevards.

The officer involved will be placed on routine paid administrative leave. His name will be released 48 hours after the shooting per police department policy.