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Metro Police investigate the shooting of a man by a police officer at the intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and Michael Way Street Thursday night.
Published Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 | 3:13 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 | 5:19 p.m.
Shooting
A man shot by a Metro Police officer was taken to the hospital this afternoon and West Cheyenne Avenue was blocked as police investigated the shooting.
There were no injuries to officers during the shooting at West Cheyenne Avenue and Michael Way, Officer Bill Cassell said.
Police said the incident started with a traffic stop shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. An officer stopped the driver of a vehicle making an illegal turn, police said, and learned the man might have been wanted on a warrant.
The officer spoke to the driver of the vehicle before a struggle ensued, police said. The officer used his Taser to try to subdue the man but he started running away, police said.
At that point, the officer saw that the man had a gun and possibly a knife in his waistband, police said. The officer warned the man to stop and when he didn't, he was shot in the leg and the torso, police said.
The man was taken to University Medical Center, where he is undergoing surgery, police said.
The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, per Metro Police policy. Metro homicide detectives are investigating the scene.
Cheyenne Avenue west of Rancho Drive and east of North Jones Boulevard was shut down to traffic and will remain closed while the investigation into the shooting continues.
Good job!!!!
Lets see this guy had a warrant a gun and a knife then fought with the officer and when told to stop ran away from the officer only to get shot in the end. Besides being a total loser what do you think the odds are this guy also dos not have any health insurance as well.
hmmm interesting that someone thinks just because a person is an illegal they should be shot. I don't agree with the amount of illegals residing here either but I sure don't think shooting them is the answer.
I agree with livinginlv that a illegal should not be shot, after all he needs a gun and knife, to protect his social security check and food stamps, from the under privledged americans who are jealous of his prosperity. The police officer should have escorted him to the super market so he could get the freshest steaks with his food stamps, before those jealous legal americans get off work.
I am the first in line to defend Police in these cases but with the information given this does not seem justified. I would like to know if the man ever made an attempt for one of his weapons. Fighting with an officer and then running away does not permit using deadly force. Tennessee v Garner.
Anyone stupid enough to get in a fight with a police officer and is carry any kind of weapon will get shot that's the rules they protect themselves and i don't blame them.
I hate it when untutored and unknowledgeable people like stevecan2 drop case names as if they understand what they are talking about. They drive by, so to speak, and shoot out their conclusions, with no analysis or discussion, and keep driving on down the road, as if they have deposited pearls of wisdom, rather than pieces of s.... The Cliff Claiborne of the wanna-be lawyer set. A legal Know-it all.
Now, listen up class. In Tennessee v. Garner, the Supreme Court held, with Justice Byron White writing for the majority, that the state of Tennessee failed to present evidence that its interest in shooting an UNARMED fleeing suspect outweighed the suspect's interest in his own survival. Note class that I took the liberty to push the caps lock function on the word UNARMED. See, words have meaning. Are you listening stevecan2?
In the case reported above by the LV Sun, we are informed that the Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer saw a HANDGUN and a KNIFE. Thus, he was armed, not unarmed. Consequently, Tennessee v. Garner is distinguishable from the case involving the Metro Officer, and cannot be relied on for the purposes that the unlettered stevecan2 advances.
Next assignment...the dangers of being a know-it all. Your homework...look up old videos of the t.v. show Cheers, and take notes when Cliff expounds on subjects as if he is stevecan2 talking about case law.
Man, a whole lotta killin'. Justified or not, it sure raises a red flag. Numbers going back through the last several years show Las Vegas with a very high rate of officer involved shootings relative to it's size/population.
Likely it's a combination of things, none of which reflect well on our city.
What is this crap with the media insisting on saying that there was an "officer involved shooting".
The cop gunned the guy down. Just f'ing say it.....jeez.
Based on the evidence (Potential Warrant, Fighting with the officer, runnin away, weapons) sounds like this guy might be a bit badder than everyone else thinks. When an officer tells you to stop, you stop, simple as that.
"Besides being a total loser what do you think the odds are this..."
powerplay -- to finish your sentence "...officer lied?"
mk1234 -- where do you see here anything about this accused threatened the officer with a weapon? He didn't, it only says he was CARRYING -- which he was at liberty to do.
JohnD -- give it a rest. See the above to mk1234.
gmag39 -- good point. Being new to Vegas I see that, too.
SSGJeremy -- he stopped. Doesn't say who started the fight. Nothing says he pulled a weapon, brandished it, pointed it -- NOTHING says he threatened the officer, period.
Ever had a cop point his weapon at you? Guaranteed to make your life flash. They have too much discretion to use deadly force around here. Their overall competence about matches their driving skills.
Chalk One Up For The Good Guys...
Possibly a knife in his waistband? That is where you are suppose to carry a knife if you have one. Attached to your bealt in plain view. I am not sure why that is mentioned as having a knife in plain view if it is attached to your belt is no crime!!! I here he may have had a gun. there is no maybe? did he or did he not? was he shot in the back? was he pulled over for driving like the police do all the time and running red lights not havin a seat belt? lol News - please give us better details then just cookie cutter information. was he shot in the back? did he have a gun ( not thought he saw a gun )
Renault: "By the way, Monsieur, last night you evinced an interest in Signor Ugarte".
Laszlo: "Yes".
Renault: "I believe you have a message for him"?
Laszlo: "Nothing important, but may I speak to him now"?
Strasser: "You would find the conversation a trifle one-sided. Signor Ugarte is dead".
Ilsa: (softly) "Oh".
[Renault holding a report]
Renault: "I am making out the report now. We haven't quite decided whether he committed suicide or died trying to escape."
: )
well atleast this guy will surive to testify in court and tell his side of the story.You ask me the most cowardly way to shoot someone is in the back,also if you shoot someone in the back that means they wasent a threat "why" uhh because he was running away.I guess metro dosent work out anymore what ever happend to giveing chase.The only reason why metro get's away with all these shootings,is because no one cares in vegas we have a well it wasent me attitude out here!If this happend in L.A or any other major city the public would put pressure on the police dept and call into question all these questionble officer involed shooting!I gurante the person who got shot will be happy with the outcome once he get his check in the mail!!
So, cops are allowed to shoot someone while they're running away but a homeowner can't do the same to a thief or a husband to someone who just raped his wife?
Thank you, John Deaux. And here, for KillerB and his band of idiots, is the Metro spokesman's explanation of their policy(from the same story at the RJ site)...
Las Vegas police spokesman Jacinto Rivera said the department's use of force policy is based on court cases that have established three standards for justification of use of force: the severity of the crime, whether the suspect is a threat to the officer or others and whether the suspect is actively resisting arrest or attempting to avoid arrest by fleeing.
Things that I hate on bloggs:
Bloggers (Bullies) taking an article too personal (ethnocentrism) then disparaging fellow bloggers who present a conflicting perspective.
Bloggers who deliberately over-look the facts of the printed article or the law as it applies to our government/state/city, in support of deception.
Corporations/agencies that only release biased information that supports their position, and claim to be forthcoming.
Horse thieves- I just don't like em.
From what I read in the wrapper to the Sun, there was an eyewitness who says the guy was attempting to hold his pants up so he could run. She said the officers never tased him, and that she did not see a weapon at all.
I think this story does not pass the smell test. I would like to see one written with all the facts so that I can make up my own mind.
let's see what's cheaper set up a road block, call the ghetto bird,and send for the k9 unit.Or shoot the perp and give the man or family enough money to move out the hood with are harnd earnd tax payer money?
enteaser -- what a lame way to call someone out. Since you've degraded yourself to name calling, nothing you post is relevant to this Discussion.
geezlouise -- excellent!
Hmm.. another news source spoke to a 19 year old female witness who calls the officers report into question.. where's that story?
When asked by a relative, "How about crime in Las Vegas?".
I told him the "POP<POP<POP" "Stop or I'll shoot!!!" way the police do it here makes it kind of dangerous. : )
TV news reported him as being middle aged, white. Probably a Russian or maybe a Canadian illegal. Lowlife, illegal alien unemployed construction workers.
KillerB,
Lame way to call someone out? Evidently not, since you got the implied message. And name calling is OK when you call me ignorant in the "Personhood" letter from Oct 28th and then you can't support your accusations. So according to your own rules, you have just made yourself irrelevant.
witeizrite -- apart from posting yourself as a bigot, on what exactly do you base the accused is either violent or an illegal? Neither are in this article.
No existing warrant ? guilty before presumed innocent, not good...Existing warrant? your on yer own buddy...
witeizrite -- it's evident the Second Amendment and Nevada's equivalent are completely outside your range of comprehension.
I decline your offer -- I never engage unarmed opponents. You and your fellow bigots are quite irrelevant here. Expect the complete disrespect and indifference you earned.
Like mrtmtrvlr said, where are the stories from witnesses basically refuting this latest Metro story?
Well you won't find them on this newspaper website. You have to go to the wrappers website for the real news once again.
Its a waste of time and energy posting about metro.Nothing will become of this newest story,and it wont be long till we read of something new.Until the FBI investigates metro and all the top brass,nothing will be done with these punks!METRO IS WAY WAY OUT OF CONTROL!THEY OWN THIS TOWN AND THEY KNOW IT!I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION THOUGH,HEY HARRY,YOU SAVED CITY CENTER ALL BY YOURSELF,HOW ABOUT YOU CLEAN UP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT NEXT?AFTER ALL YOUR THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO NV?IF YOUR LISTEN TO ALL THE BLIND PEOPLE THAT CAN BE BOUGHT OFF WITH SMOKE AND MIRRORS.Ya never know,it may save your wrinkled butt and keep you in office a bit longer?
Remember back when information was released by police ASAP and the media actually reported the complete facts surrounding an issue? Now all we get are propaganda feeds.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/lv-officer-woun...
This is the female wittines side of the story=
Burks said she saw the incident unfold. The motorcycle officer stopped the man's vehicle on the far right lane of eastbound Cheyenne, just before Michael Way.
The officer asked the driver to step out of the vehicle. The man stepped out and began running in a northwest direction across Cheyenne. The officer told the man to halt, she said, but the man kept running.
"You could tell he was scared," she said.
As the man was running, he kept grabbing his pants, as if to hold them up, Burks said. She did not see a gun, and did not see the officer fire a Taser.
She saw the officer fire his gun at the man when he reached the sidewalk. The man went down, and officers handcuffed him.
tysuave77 : Hmmm sounds a little unconstitutional to me...
There was no gun or knife found. This was a public execution.
Where I'm from police policy dictates you may shoot a suspect ONLY if they're an immediate public danger or ONLY as a last resort.
Again, where is the real story? The Sun is only getting Metro's side.
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Good thing he wasn't an 8 year old kid with a Swiss Army knife.
The local media (sans the RJ it seems) routinely floats the official story wholesale. Channel 8 news last night had resident after resident defending the police. Course they didn't bother showing any opposing views or actual witnesses. Ch8 simply took this opportunity to have people on defending the Police. This is supposed to make you think those of us who question bad police work are anti-police.
The Sun always does the same with Metro stories. They help Metro float what is usually a false account of what happened. Little is ever investigated.
The fact this witness was told to go away logically tells one Metro is not interested in the truth. They did the exact same thing with the Manor crash and the person killed on the Strip last year. Metro is not interested in the truth beyond ignoring and twisting it.
People are being murdered by Metro and many simply cheer it, amazing, surreal. This guy was guilty of being stupid, big friggin deal let him go and catch him down the street, another day, no biggy.
One instance of a fleeing suspect shot in the back and the police lying about it is enough. Now we have another. They better produce a gun, a knife and a show that the taser was used on him. Otherwise, one cannot support the police given these actions. I think if it was police officer who was shot in the back Metro would investigate a little further and would not be reluctant to interview eye witnesses to the shooting.
Sometime i think the only reason i get online to read the paper is so i can look at all the colorful comments