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Man shot at by officer Tuesday shot himself in head, police say

Police didn’t yet know if either of Martin’s two bullets struck Alan Keith Baker, 42, but police know Baker shot himself in the head, Assistant Sheriff Charles Hank said. Baker was hospitalized at University Medical Center and was on life support Thursday afternoon, Hank said.

Suspect identified in police shooting in northwest Las Vegas

An officer shot at a man who was threatening to harm himself and pointed a gun at officers, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect faces two counts of assault on a protected person with a deadly weapon, jail records show.

Injured son ID’s father charged in Las Vegas stabbing

Prosecutors charged Marcus Maddox, 30, with attempted murder in Nov. 19 attack on his wife, but didn’t charge him with murder in his daughter’s death and attempted murder in his son’s stabbing until Jan. 18, after the son identified him.