A former police officer who pleaded guilty in a 1997 shooting death was sentenced Tuesday to between six and 15 years in prison.
Shootings
Police provided more details Tuesday about the fatal shootings of two men by officers.
The shooting occurred around 7:45 p.m. in the 10000 block of Angel Dreams Avenue.
Las Vegas police fatally shot a driver who allegedly pointed a weapon at them Friday in east Las Vegas.
The shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. Thursday near Fremont Street and North Fourth Street.
A Las Vegas resident was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as the victim of a homicide that happened Monday night.
Homicide detectives were investigating the death.
Henderson police identified an officer who shot a man on Christmas Day.
The 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were suspected of auto burglaries that happened early Sunday, according to a statement from the Henderson Police Department.
A Henderson resident had alerted cops to a possible vehicle break-in. After one of the break-in suspects pulled a gun, a police officer shot the man.
Chris Allen, 34, was fatally shot outside his home in the 5200 block of Tipper Avenue on Oct. 18.
Restaurant waiter Chengyan Wang is suing The Bail Project and two other defendants in District Court after he was shot 11 times by a man released on bail just days before in 2021.
A 26-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend’s sister during a fight outside his downtown Las Vegas home, according to a report released Wednesday.
Joshua Estrada, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty as an adult to one count of assault with a deadly weapon in exchange for the period of probation.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a man that was shot to death Thursday in an apartment complex in northwest Las Vegas.