Here’s what happened after crash victim was fatally shot on Las Vegas freeway

The victim of a rear-ending incident was fatally shot after he slashed the suspect’s car with a knife Monday evening, according to Las Vegas police.

The Metropolitan Police Department responded at 6:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting on the westbound 215 Beltway between Jones and Rainbow boulevards.

The suspect rear-ended the car in front of him on the 215 in what Homicide Lt. Robert Price called a “minor traffic incident.” He then got out of his car to render aid to the car in front of him, Price said. When he approached the car in front of him, the driver of the other car “jumped out” with a knife in his hand and began chasing the other driver, Price said.

The driver who was the victim of the rear-ending chased the driver around his car multiple times, Price said. When the driver who originally rear-ended the other car then got back into his car to get his gun, Price said the other driver stabbed the car and the tires with a knife.

The first driver then got out of his car with a gun and told the other to get away, Price said. The man with a knife “lunged forward,” and the first driver shot him, Price said.

The suspect in the shooting immediately began rendering aid to the man he shot, as did two nurses who were passing by, according to Price.

The victim was ultimately pronounced dead on the scene, Price said.

The suspect was detained by officers at the scene where he spoke to detectives, Price said. He was later released, and Metro said its homicide team will present its investigation to the Clark County district attorney’s office for a self-defense review.

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