Man involved in police car chase died of multiple gunshot wounds

By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

9 years ago

Metro and Nevada Highway Patrol officers converge on the 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas after a fatal officer-involved shooting, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (Mark Davis/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The onramp to westbound 215 Beltway near North Hualapai Way is blocked early Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, after Las Vegas police shot and killed a man they think was involved in a string of robberies and a carjacking. (Chitose Suzuki/LasVegas Review-Journal)

Metro cars block the the 215 Beltway west ramp near North Hualapai Way early Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, after police shot and killed a man they think was involved in a string of robberies and a carjacking. (Chitose Suzuki/LasVegas Review-Journal)

Metro cars block the westbound ramp to the 215 Beltway as police investigate a fatal officer-involved shooting in northwest Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. (Chitose Suzuki/LasVegas Review-Journal)

The Clark County coroner’s office has released the cause and manner of death for the man shot and killed by police Wednesday night.

Rex Vance Wilson, 50, was shot on the 215 Beltway Wednesday night after refusing to stop for Metro officers attempting to pull his vehicle over. According to the coroner, Wilson died from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide.

Officers believe Wilson was a suspect in a string of recent robberies and a Henderson carjacking. The Metropolitan Police Department has not yet released the name or names of officers involved in the shooting.

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