3 people shot by BLM ranger were in car speeding at other officer

Three people shot by a park ranger Thursday near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area were in a speeding vehicle headed toward another officer, who was on foot, the Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday.

The vehicle was traveling “at a high rate of speed,” and the officer opened fire because it had put the other ranger “in immediate threat of serious injury or death,” officials wrote in a news release.

Greg Eugene Davis, 52 died. The two others in the vehicle suffered survivable injuries, officials said.

Officials described the shooting survivors as “suspects” and said they were arrested, but did not disclose what charges they are facing.

Davis’ official cause and manner of death were pending Wednesday, the Clark County coroner’s office said.

The shooting was reported about 4:45 p.m. Thursday on BLM-managed land off East Lake Mead Boulevard near the northeast entrance of the park.

The Metropolitan Police said it was assisting with the investigation.

Additional details were not immediately available.

Review-Journal reporter Sabrina Schnur contributed to this report. Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @rickytwrites.