Rifle-wielding man shot, killed by NHP identified

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. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By KIMBER LAUX LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 2, 2014 - 12:49 pm

The rifle-wielding man who was shot and killed by a Nevada Highway Patrol officer early Saturday morning was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

John T. Wilson, III, 22, of North Las Vegas, was shot and killed about 3:30 a.m. Saturday when NHP responded to reports of a man walking northbound on Interstate 15 near the Strip, carrying a “high-powered rifle,” said NHP Trooper Chelsea Webster.

It was unclear whether the man had fired any shots from the rifle when officers encountered the man just south of Sahara Avenue, NHP said Saturday.

The I-15 was shut down for about seven hours in both directions between Sahara and Spring Mountain Road.

Webster said at least one trooper was placed on administrative leave, but no further details were available.

Las Vegas police are investigating the shooting.

Contact Kimber Laux at klaux@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lauxkimber.

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