Jorge Gomez, 25, who was armed, was shot and killed by police in Las Vegas on June 1, 2020, while protesting the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man.
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Clarence Wilson previously faced the death penalty but escaped that possibility with a jury’s verdict at trial.
Dylan Amanonce, now 18, faces two felony counts of attempting to provide material support for terrorism.
A multi-jurisdictional sex offender verification operation resulted in 19 arrests, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.
K-9 Marley was determined to have likely died from heat-related illness. The officer admitted to not checking on the dog.
An alleged series of racially motivated physical and verbal assaults created a hostile learning environment for an elementary school boy, a lawsuit claimed.
Former Sgt. Josh Bitsko was one of a handful of people who entered the gunman’s hotel room after the 2017 mass shooting on the Strip that killed 60.
Authorities identify a 27-year-old man who was shot and killed at a Las Vegas apartment complex.
Prosecutors said that video surveillance showed Isaiah Pierce and Yusuf Mosley in a quarrel before Pierce “sucker punched” Mosley, knocking him back.
Pierce McFarland, 23, was arrested after a shooting on Sept. 24, when police said he fired rounds near the entrance of Nellis Air Force Base and pointed his gun at security personnel.
A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty in a case in which he was accused of pointing a loaded “ghost gun” at a person and threatened to “shoot everyone,” according to officials.
A prosecutor said no one claims the defendant knew the other person was an undercover officer, but the alleged shooter still acted recklessly.
Las Vegas police are investigating a deadly shooting after a man was found suffering from gunshot wounds in an apartment building.
The shooting happened Sunday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye told reporters.
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A key issue at trial was whether Black Lives Matter demonstrator Jorge Gomez had pointed a rifle at police.
A new police report is recommending changes to policing methods after a man detonated a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel on Jan. 1.
A former 7-Eleven clerk was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Mallery Armijo during a dispute over a stolen salad in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide that left a woman dead late Wednesday night near downtown.
