Man killed in officer-involved shooting identified

By Chris Kudialis Las Vegas Review-Journal

10 years ago

Police respond to an officer-involved shooting in the 6900 block of Berkshire Place on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Las Vegas. Police checking reports of a broken window shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a sharp object inside a home. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Public Information Officer Jesse Roybal speaks to the news media about an officer-involved shooting at the 6900 block of Berkshire Place Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Las Vegas. Police checking reports of a broken window shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a sharp object inside a home. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Mobile Command responds to an officer-involved shooting in the 6900 block of Berkshire Place Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Las Vegas. Police checking reports of a broken window shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a sharp object inside a home. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas police investigate an officer-involved shooting in the southwest valley in the 6900 block of Berkshire Place, near the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Tropicana on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Police checking reports of a broken window shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a sharp object inside a home. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM:

A man fatally shot Friday by Las Vegas police was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Abel Correa, 24, of Las Vegas, was shot dead Friday morning by at least one Las Vegas police officer in a southwest valley home after police said he lunged at an officer with a sharp object.

Correa died of multiple gun shot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, the coroner’s office said.

Metro was originally at the house, in the 6900 block of Berkshire Place near the intersection of Rainbow Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, in response to a broken window, police said. There, they found Correa hiding in a closet.

When officers opened the closet door, Correa sprung at them with the object, prompting at least one officer to fire, police said.

Correa died that morning after being taken to University Medical Center. No officers were injured.

Friday’s shooting was the seventh officer-involved shooting of 2015 in Metro’s jurisdiction. The names of the officers involved in the shooting will be released by police.

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