A Las Vegas man who was fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday hid in a bedroom closet before lunging at officers with an 8-inch butcher knife.
Shootings
Las Vegas police say a man who shot and killed another man in front of his apartment near Nellis Air Force Base last week refused to explain if he was facing imminent harm at the time.
Police responding to call about a shooting on Sunday found Mallory Michaelis, 32, and Andrew Vo, 34, dead at an apartment complex on the 4100 block of West Twain Avenue.
A man shot at least 10 times late May in the central Las Vegas Valley may have been killed over stolen property, according to a police document.
A Pizza Hut receipt proved to be a key piece of evidence in the arrest last week of a Las Vegas woman suspected of murder.
A man was arrested June 14 on suspicion of shooting his homeowners association president at a northwest valley apartment complex.
Prosecutors launched the evidence portion of Thomas Randolph’s trial on charges that he hired a hitman to kill his wife in 2008 before fatally shooting the hitman by telling jurors about the 1986 death of Randolph’s second wife, Becky Gault.
Kevin Hoskins, 26, told police he shot a man he didn’t know who was trying to enter his third-floor apartment, but officers determined the altercation occurred in a hallway.
The shooting happened about 8:50 p.m. at The Rubix apartments, 5300 E. Craig Road, near Las Vegas Boulevard North, police said.
A Las Vegas man is accused of an attempt this week to shoot a woman who is expected to testify against him and his brother, according to an arrest report the Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained Thursday.
Jason Harvey, 36, died after being shot early Tuesday by another occupant who was seated in the backseat, police say.
The retired mechanic was shot in the head June 5 while handcuffed. His daughter went from planning her August wedding to organizing his funeral.
Metro police are seeking the gunman who killed two people and left another in critical condition in a shooting Tuesday morning inside a rental car in central Las Vegas.
Police have made an arrest in connection to a central valley parking lot shooting from Sunday night.
Metropolitan Police Department officers need help identifying a person of interest in a Jan. 19 shooting.
Metropolitan Police Lt. Grant Rogers said the man was shot just before 7 p.m. Sunday outside the 7-Eleven at 901 N. Rancho Drive, near Washington Avenue.
The Clark County coroner on Sunday identified the Las Vegas man who was shot and killed Friday by a part-time security guard at an adult store just west of the Strip.