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Man wanting to ‘blast it out’ with police is killed by officer

A man who told 911 dispatchers Sunday night that he wanted to “blast it out” with police died early Monday when a Metropolitan Police Department officer shot him inside a hospital emergency room.

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Police investigating suspicious death in south Las Vegas

Police responded about 11:35 a.m. Saturday to reports of a man who shot himself inside a house in the 5000 block of Tioga Pass Avenue, near Decatur Boulevard and Windmill Lane, Metro Lt. Nate Chio said.

Victim, suspect identified in Las Vegas road rage shooting

Lloyd Ullyott, 68, was shot once in the head during a confrontation with another driver who apparently became upset because he was driving slowly and braking often in the Ft. Apache Square community, police say.

Coroner rules 3rd death in June shooting as homicide

A June triple shooting inside a rental car left two men dead and Justin Brooks in critical condition. Months later, Brooks died of complications from the gunshot wound to his head.

 
Bullet leads to Las Vegas woman’s arrest in 2013 shooting death

The bullet hid for three-and-a-half years before anybody noticed it was there. The .38-caliber round sat inside a plastic table, next to the chair where police found a former actor with a gunshot wound to the head.

Spit led to deadly confrontation at Las Vegas 7-Eleven

The deadly Sunday night confrontation inside a Las Vegas 7-Eleven started when David Barron spit on the store’s walkway, according to police documents.