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Police have an area cordoned off near the Ross Dress for Less store at 2420 E. Desert Inn Road, where an officer-involved shooting occurred Monday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2012.
By Paul Takahashi (contact) 
Published Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 | 3:47 p.m.
Updated Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 | 7:55 p.m.
Metro shooting at Ross store
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KSNV reports on a Metro Police shooting that left one man dead at a central Las Vegas Valley Ross store on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
Officer-involved shooting
A man was fatally shot by Metro Police behind a retail store in the central valley on Monday.
Police were called to the scene of a shooting in a parking lot outside the Ross Dress for Less store, 2420 E. Desert Inn Road, at about 3 p.m., according to Deputy Chief Kathleen O'Connor. There, officers found a homeless man who had been shot in his right hand. The assailant — whom the homeless man described to police as a white or Hispanic man — was in an alley behind the store, he said.
Officers went to the back of the store and located the suspect near the loading dock. Officers gave commands to the man, but instead of obeying them, he produced a handgun from his waistband, police said.
Three Metro officers then shot at the man "in order to stop his actions," police said. The man fell to the pavement and dropped the gun.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. A gun was located near his body, police said.
O'Connor said officers were on "heightened alert" because of the shooting in the front of the store. None of the officers was injured.
No one inside the store was in danger at any time during the shooting, O'Connor said. The homeless man was taken by ambulance to Sunrise Hospital's trauma center.
Police cordoned off the area where the shooting occurred. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson was at the scene, which also included about 10 police cruisers, an ambulance and a Metro mobile command center truck.
The three officers, who have not yet been identified, have been placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Per Metro policy, the names of those officers will be released after 48 hours.
Sun reporter Will D’Urso contributed to this story.
Our "brave" Metro officers executed a homeless man so they could go on paid administrative leave until our corrupt DA exonerates them of any wrongdoing whatsoever. In North Korea, if you look at a police officer wrong you get life in prison. We are heading that way ladies and gents. Now Sherriff Dizzy gets to go on his favorite talk shows and local TV to talk ad nauseum about how these oh so "brave" officers had no other choice but to open fire and kill the man, most likely planting a gun near the body after the fact to make it look better. Hurry up Metro! Better get your hands on that surveillance footage quickly, like the Costco shooting!
Don't tell me, he was "resisting arrest" right....
I think the last metro shooting I remember was the veteran that was shot with the assault rifle. That was a while ago it seems. Haven't heard of a metro shooting in quite a while, which is a good thing.
@liljoe,
If it is that bad here in your mind, you may just want to pack up and move. You don't have any of the facts from today, you just go spewing you ignorant garbage. Ignorant because you just don't have any facts, just what you read as a preliminary report on a news website.
i am shocked...
shocked i tell you...
so rare...
hardly ever happens...
NOT!!!
bottom line...
in vegas...
you are far far more likely to be killed by a cop...
than struck by lightening...
than hit by a bus...
than on and on and on...
FRICKIN JOKE!!!
Can't wait to here the "story" on this one. How it took three cops to take down a dangerous criminal.
And the rest of you are correct, our DA will find it justified.
I wonder if the "brave" officers gave the man any warning before they opened fire.
@johnmanrules, sorry but just because I'm not a sniveling, boot-licking authority worship-type like so many of my fellow Nevadans have become doesn't mean I have to live elsewhere. I remember when Nevada was actually a Libertarian leaning State, not California East like today. I think things were better when people like YOU were back in California, raising taxes and having Government Authority Figures run all aspects of each others' lives. Yes it would be better if people like you moved, back to where you came from...
and back in the days when Nevada was more Libertarian, we were always among the first to recover from the criminal Banksters phony boom and bust cycles. Not so today...Nevada has become a pitiable caricature dependent on Federal policies and socialist local politicians sapping local businesses dry (unless you're a casino of course)+ unable to recover from even the slightest "economic downturn"
I'm sorry but is this the old story of the COSTCO shooting were 3 cops shoot a man with a gun in his waistband while leaving the store.
i don't know what's worse...
the trigger happy police department...
or...
the pathetic civilians that seem to cheer them on...
seem to get off on the death of others...
seem to find all of these numerous killings to be justified...
FRICKIN JOKE!!!
Way to go Metro!
When you approach a criminal who pulls a gun, act accordingly. I support you 100%.
My father was a police officer for a long time. So, when I hear about police brutality and police shooting citizens sometimes armed, sometimes not, I often try to hold my judgement until I hear the full story.
Then I think about my father, who never once shot anyone in over 10 years of service behind a badge...perhaps Metro needs more training on how to defuse a situation before pulling the trigger of a gun.
A life is worth more than a split seconds consideration.
To bad these police officers don't have dash cameras in there cars or shoulder cameras on their person. That would have told a more complete story. But with no witness we will never know the truth. The police union is against anything that will hold police officers responsible for their actions.
"hold my judgement until I hear the full story."
The smartest statement posted here.
You pull a weapon on a cop..you're likely to die. It's not difficult to understand. Listen and obey commands. Based on reports, good job.
I must not have read the same story here. My understanding was that metro shot a person who had shot a homeless man!
Granted that the article is not sworn testimony in court, this does sound like appropriate use of force.
I'm not referring to this case, but to the increase in police shootings in similar situations. Look, people, as a 911 dispatcher I learned that officer safety is numero uno priority. Period. More shootings of this type tell us simply that our society is disintegrating. Police response reflects that.
I think I must have missed something. You people are upset that a police officer protected a homeless man who was shot by an armed criminal? It is sad the guy died but why was a man shot in the hand? Misunderstanding... You people are worried about police shooting criminals. You should be more worried about the armed criminals who are out there. I for one say thank you to the officers risking their lives to protect us while we are safe and sound in our houses criticizing them from behind the safety of our computers.
Just like the COSTCO shooting but this time there were no witnesses except the cops. The COSTCO shooting had many witnesses who testified that the victim did not pull a gun and they still dismissed that after distroying the tapes.
To answer the question about cameras, some police officers do wear cameras that record 8 hours of audio-video whch can be purchased online but only use this to protect themselves if it appears that they could get in trouble for illegal acts. Apparently they use the in case a citizen makes false claims during traffic stops ect. I was told it is legal.
Hidden cameras
http://www.hiddenpinholecameras.com/mini...
we can walk on the moon...
folks over at creech can take out terrorists half way around the world by pushing a button...
and yet...
yet...
we just can't seem to find a way to de-escalate situations here in the valley...
without taking human life...
bottom line...
there simply has got to be a better way...
and...
this case might be justified...
who knows...
only god...
but...
when you consider all of the cases...
in totality...
HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!
birdie...
The problem is the society we live, people not taking responsibility for their actions.
A lot of the crime is committed by those with a me-first mentality--those who have it ingrained to take what they "need" even by use of force. As a result, we have violent criminals. And you think social welfare programs are a good thing?