Henderson resident Elizabeth Cole, who was shot Monday, shared her story in an interview this week, hoping to draw attention to violence targeting transgender people.
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Mike Shoro covers breaking news and violence during the evenings. He previously reported breaking news overnight for the Review-Journal. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, and a Chicago suburbs native. Prior to joining the R-J, he worked at several news organizations in Nebraska. Father to an unruly rabbit.
Two Clark County schools in the west valley were on lockdown for about an hour Thursday morning because of a Las Vegas police shooting in the area.
A man allegedly referred to a transgender woman by a slur prior to shooting her after an argument Monday night in Henderson, an arrest report said.
A man accused of murder in a deadly hit-and-run crash Friday has a previous felony driving conviction and told police he drank four 24-ounce cans of beer both before and after the crash, according to an arrest report.
The men, members of “Nevada Cop Block,” which describes itself as an independent media group focused on police accountability, were cited for trespassing after one was handcuffed and removed from the Metro briefing room.
A Las Vegas police sergeant shot three rounds Sunday at a burglary suspect, thinking the walking cane the man had raised at a woman was a hatchet, police announced Wednesday.
A 44-year-old man faces a charge of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and a hate crime enhancement after a shooting Monday night in Henderson, police said.
The bicyclist killed Friday by a suspected hit-and-run driver near the Strip has been identified as a Las Vegas man.
The victim, who was 30, was shot multiple times about 8 p.m. Thursday on the 800 block of North Major Avenue, near East Warm Springs Road and East Lake Mead Parkway. He died Sunday at University Medical Center from his injuries.
Police set up a perimeter around the garage at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, on Tuesday afternoon while they looked for a man who fled a traffic stop, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Authorities shot and killed a man after a pursuit Monday evening at the Nevada National Security Site.
Police received a report of gunshots about 6 p.m. and responded to the 1000 block of American Pacific Drive, near Gibson Road, Henderson officer Katrina Rothmeyer said. There they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
A 33-year-old man wanted for attempted murder fired 21 rounds at Las Vegas police during a barricade Thursday in the south valley before shooting himself, police said Monday.
The man, homeless and in his late 40s, had been living in the backyard tent for about two months, Spencer said. The woman was gone for the weekend and had just returned home, she told police.
Las Vegas police are investigating after a northwest valley middle school student was reportedly abducted Thursday, officials said.