Shondell Pitts claims Metro officers were negligent, used excessive force and inflicted emotional distress on herself and her daughter.
Michael Onate, 2, had injuries over his entire body, including bruising, broken ribs and second-degree burns, that prosecutors said were the result of ongoing abuse.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a man shot and killed Monday night in a motel near the Las Vegas Strip.
Drugs and gang activity might have led to two Sunday night shootings in the central valley that left one man dead and another injured.