Grand jury indicts man shot by police during burglary
A man shot by police in the midst of an alleged residential burglary in Las Vegas last month has been indicted, prosecutors said Friday.
Richard Powell, 19, faces one count of burglary while in possession of a firearm and one count of resisting a public officer with use of a firearm.
Officers were called April 29 to the 6300 block of Blue Jay Way, near the intersection of Oakey and Jones boulevards and south of Bonanza High School and College of Southern Nevada, police said. The caller reported someone suspicious wearing a backpack was trying to break into a house.
A K-9 officer confronted a man at the front door inside the home. The door was open when police arrived, and the two fought before the officer shot him once, according to police. Police found a handgun in the house that apparently belonged to the burglar.
Prosecutor Elizabeth Mercer said authorities recovered property from the residence in Powell’s backpack and later tied him to four other burglaries.
District Judge Jennifer Togliatti ordered Powell held without bail.
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