Department of Public Safety IDs trooper who fatally shot man on I-15
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers look over the scene on Interstate 15 where Trooper William White fatally shot John T. Wilson III on Saturday. NHP said Wilson had been walking down the freeway carrying a high-powered rifle. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Highway Patrol at the scene where troopers involved in a shooting dead of a man carrying a “high-power rifle” while walking Interstate 15 on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. The 15 was shut down in both directions between Sahara and Spring Mountain Road. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Nevada Highway Patrol trooper who shot and killed a man on Interstate 15 over the weekend has been identified.
He is Trooper William White, a 4-year veteran of NHP, the Nevada Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday in a press release. He has been placed on routine administrative leave,
White fatally shot John T. Wilson III after NHP said Wilson was seen wielding a high-powered rifle while walking on the freeway. Wilson, 22, of North Las Vegas, had been spotted just south of Sahara Avenue.
I-15 was closed for seven hours in both directions while Las Vegas police investigated.
Contact reporter Kimberly De La Cruz at 702-383-0381, kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or on Twitter @KimberlyinLV
