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In unprecedented move, Las Vegas police board recommends firing officer involved in shooting

In an unprecedented decision, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has recommended an officer be fired for his actions in a police shooting. Officer Jacquar Roston, 36, is on administrative leave since the November shooting of a man in an east valley park. Roston shot the man in the leg after mistaking the shine from a label on the man’s hat for a gun.

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Man dies after 2011 beating

A 57-year-old man died Tuesday after being beaten 18 months ago, authorities said.