A police board has cleared Detective Bryan Yant in his shooting of an unarmed, small-time drug dealer, but it recommended that investigators look at Yant’s mistakes leading up to the shooting of Trevon Cole. A Clark County coroner’s inquest jury in August also found the shooting justified.
A Clark County coroner’s inquest jury took 90 minutes Saturday to rule the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man justified, capping two days of pointed questioning and contradictory evidence in one of the more controversial officer-involved shootings in recent history.
On a day marked by conflicting statements, foggy memories and faulty assumptions, Friday’s testimony at the coroner’s inquest into the fatal police shooting of 21-year-old Trevon Cole left more questions than answers.
In four transactions over five weeks, an undercover detective bought $840 in marijuana from Trevon Cole, according to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Friday.
A coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-year-old Trevon Cole has been scheduled for Aug. 20, the Clark County Coroner’s office announced Wednesday.
On the night of June 11, a team of Las Vegas police officers forced their way into a central valley apartment, breaking through the front door and smashing windows.
