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Coroner says Las Vegas officer’s bullet killed driver in confrontation

A man who died in his truck this week during with a confrontation with Las Vegas police was killed by a bullet fired by an officer, not a self-inflicted gunshot, the Clark County coroner’s office said Friday.

 
Body cam footage in police shooting released

The man, identified as 27-year-old Caleb Edward Blaylock of Las Vegas, appeared to grab the patrol car door frame with his left hand while holding the 10-inch knife in his right hand, at which point the officer shot twice.

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Las Vegas jury convicts man of planning wife’s murder, killing hit man

After awaiting trial for almost nine years, a reputed drug dealer was convicted Wednesday of convincing a handyman to kill his sixth wife before fatally shooting the hit man inside the couple’s northwest valley home.

 
Man on trial for 2008 double murder sang song about killing wife

Prosecutors launched the evidence portion of Thomas Randolph’s trial on charges that he hired a hitman to kill his wife in 2008 before fatally shooting the hitman by telling jurors about the 1986 death of Randolph’s second wife, Becky Gault.

 
Las Vegas couple face murder charge in death of special-needs son

Brandon Strauss died on Feb. 21, several days after he was scalded in what his adoptive father said was an accident in the shower. The Clark County Coroner ruled the injuries were inconsistent with an accident.

 
Police video shows hammer attack on mannequin

Police surveillance video released Wednesday shows a 30-year-old man pacing around a downtown street corner in the dark of night for nearly 14 minutes before whacking the head of a mannequin with a hammer.