The man fatally shot outside of a gun range last week had tried to steal a weapon from a customer before officers arrived, Las Vegas police said Monday.
Shootings
One person has died and two were hospitalized Saturday night after a shooting in North Las Vegas.
A Las Vegas officer injured in a confrontation with a man shot dead by police and civilians Wednesday in the central Las Vegas Valley has been released from the hospital.
A 19-year-old man was arrested on an attempted murder charge after officials said he shot a woman during an argument in Pahrump on Wednesday.
A Las Vegas officer and three civilians shot and killed a man who stabbed another officer with a screwdriver Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of a shooting range.
John Dabritz is charged with open murder, third-degree arson, grand larceny of a motor vehicle and grand larceny of a firearm in connection with the March shooting.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a person found dead in a desert area of the far northeast valley last week as a 21-year-old Los Angeles man.
Anonymous tips helped police identify Michael Ellis as a suspect in a Jan. 8 shooting that left two dead. Jail records show he was arrested Saturday.
Las Vegas police have identified two suspects wanted in the death of a man found lying in his doorway with gunshot wounds this month.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Pacific Islander man, about 6 feet tall with long dark hair in a ponytail, police said.
Las Vegas police received reports of gunshots in the area of H Street and Wilson Avenue just before 5 a.m. Sunday, Lt. Jesse Roybal said.
A 34-year-old man was arrested on murder charges in connection with a shooting after a New Year’s Eve party.
A warrant is outstanding for Michael Ellis, 39, according to a report from the Metropolitan Police Department released Thursday.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man shot and killed Friday morning in North Las Vegas.
Rico Lagasca, 31, was arrested in connection with the shooting around 3:20 a.m. on the 3100 block of North Pecos Road, near Cheyenne Avenue, police said.