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Published Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | 9:33 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | 12:11 a.m.
Officer-involved shooting
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KSNV coverage of officer-involved shooting at Flamingo Road and Swenson Street, April 19, 2011.
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A Metro Police officer fatally shot a man who opened fire on him after a car pursuit Tuesday near the UNLV campus, authorities said.
A male and female officer tried to pull over a motorist about 8:05 p.m. after spotting a vehicle weaving on Flamingo Road, police said. The man wouldn’t stop and, concerned that he was heading toward the Strip, the officers spun out the car at the intersection of Swenson Street, police said.
Metro Capt. Patrick Neville said the man exited the car, fired a shot toward officers, started to flee, then turned around and fired another round. The male officer returned fire, striking the gunman several times, police said.
The man, who has not been identified, was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Neither of the officers was injured.
Police said they didn’t know why the man refused to stop. “We still have a lot more work to do on this case,” Neville said.
“We’re still trying to get a positive ID on who this person is,” he said. Police said the man appeared to be in his 30s.
Metro spokesman officer Jacinto Rivera said the car, a 2001 Chevrolet, is registered to a Las Vegas man, but the description of the owner didn’t match the man who fired at police. The car had not been reported stolen, police said.
Neville said another vehicle was struck by gunfire, but police do not know if the bullet came from the suspect’s weapon or the officer’s gun.
The area of Flamingo Road and Swenson Street was closed Tuesday night, but police said it was expected to reopen by about midnight.
The officer will be placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation, which is standard in cases of officer-involved shootings. The officer’s name will be released 48 hours after the shooting.
Another one bites the dust. RIP.
Good news: Taxpayers won't be burdened with the cost of a public defender in this case. Bad news: Cop haters will be out in force once again taking the side of the criminal element.
Just business as usual..home invasions,police shootings etc...The good news..no motorcycle fatalities yet this week..
These cops can't wait to start killing people again. No wonder nobody wants to move a business here.
We need to start having Thank You Parties, for all the brave Police Officers who bravely rid this City of trash !
@Wolfdog
I guess you didn't read the article. The suspect fired twice at police before they returned fire and killed the SOB. Just how exactly would you handle the situation? This low life piece of %^$* tried to kill two officers. Would you of had them try to calmly talk him out of it?
Get real!
Self defense does not justify murder. The firing officer is now a murderer even if {he/she} is a police officer.
Self defense justifies killing, but not murder. These are two separate acts.
how do you figure that Jerry? This one seems pretty cut and dried. I have no problems with police putting down someone that is firing a gun at them and civilians. It's the cops that shoot people that aren't those things that people have a problem with.
Protect the strip at all costs!
Good job Metro...one less nut case off the planet....
Metro needs better manure spreaders.
This business about the Strip is comical. Why make stuff up? what are they hiding? maybe nothing so why do they always have to lie? Metro doesn't care about the Strip anymore than they do about the students at UNLV, give me a break.
Here come all the metro haters, let's see you spin this one in favor of the shooter. You can't, because he actually took shots, so it will be even harder for you to make stuff up ala Erik "I brought it all on myself," Scott.
Blame metro all you want (most of you who do so are probably criminals anyway,) but nature and karma have a way of taking out their own trash one way or the other.
When the cops take out the bad guy (who is shooting at them) it is far better than having to read about a cop getting shot by lawbreaker.
Glad to see Metro got the job done and there's one more problem off of the streets. Sure people will say "well they didn't have to shoot him". I say "Well, he shot first". I'm with you, Jerry Fink.
Just more of the same...
Funny, no one mentions the fact that we now live in a country where people won't even hesitate to fire at police... That should work out well.
another piece of trash gone......great job LVMPD!!....only about 5,000 more to go
It is Police like Metro which have lead to a situation where people have no respect for Law Enforcement.
We have cars driving around with illegally tinted brake lights. Cars with music blaring so loud one has to close theirs to to save their hearing. We have pedestrians jaywalking right in front of Metro and they sit there. These may seem like small issues but they all send a message, and it is not good.
Metro over-thinks everything. Just do the police work. Do the basics and the rest pretty much takes care of itself. Ignore that and you end-up with a War. Good if your goal is a bigger Police Force and big salaries required to manage all this expensive nonsense.
Hey stephen why don't you join up and change things then................ohhhhh no you are just like so many others.....you wouldn't do the job you just like to complain about those that do....what do you do for a living stephen so I can Monday morning quarter back your job and no I don't work for lvmpd just sticking up for the brave hardworking men and women that do and save the butts of people like you when you call