Neighbor footage shows officer-involved shooting that left K9 Nicky dead — VIDEO

Video of encounter with man who police say shot and killed two people and a police dog Thursday. (Courtesy)

Police work at the scene of an officer involved shooting at 9848 Fast Elk St., near Iron Mountain Road and North El Capitan Way in the far northwest valley on Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Rachel Crosby/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas Metro Capt. Shawn Andersen prepares to give a briefing to news media regarding a shooting on Fast Elk Street in Northwest Las Vegas, where two people were found dead, that ended with a suspect being shot and police K9 Nicky being shot and killed Thursday, March 31, 2016. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

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April 1, 2016 - 11:56 am

Neighbors watching from their house captured footage of the shooting between Las Vegas police and murder suspect James Craig Simpson Thursday in the northwest valley.

Multiple gunshots, dog barks and police activity can be heard within the video.

Police dog, Nicky, died at the scene.

“I think the dog got hit,” a female neighbor said in the video. “The dog’s not moving.”

Prior to this video, police were dispatched to 9848 Fast Elk St., near Log Cabin and North El Capitan ways where two bodies were found inside a home.

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