By Casey Harrison Las Vegas Review-Journal By Alex Streinger Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 22, 2026 - 1:53 pm
The Metropolitan Police Department connected Monday is expected to supply caller details astir last week’s deadly constabulary shooting successful North Las Vegas pursuing a high-speed stolen conveyance chase.
Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren volition conscionable with media astatine 2 p.m. astatine Metro office for a briefing connected Thursday’s shooting successful the 500 artifact of Miller Avenue, adjacent West Carey Avenue and North Commerce Street, according to a property release.
Police said Thursday that officers received accusation astir a stolen conveyance successful the country of Flamingo Road and Linq Lane, adjacent the Strip. Capt. Ryan Wiggins said Thursday that an serviceman tried to halt the vehicle, but it sped distant and went into oncoming postulation aggregate times.
Wiggins said the conveyance stopped earlier 3 suspects, 1 of them armed, ran from the vehicle, Carey said.
“Officers gave verbal commands for that fishy to driblet the firearm,” Wiggins said. “However, helium refused, causing officers to discharge their firearms, striking the suspect.”
Wiggins said the fishy died astatine the scene. Police did not accidental what benignant of weapon the fishy had. Wiggins said constabulary were investigating assemblage camera footage and investigating officers.
The different suspects were arrested, Wiggins said. No officers were harmed successful the shooting, Wiggins said.
Metro implicit the play identified 2 officers involved successful the shooting, David Plascencia and Steven McIntire. Plascencia, 33, has been employed with Metro since 2017 and McIntire, 37, has been with the section since 2022.
Authorities person not identified the fishy killed successful the shooting. Wiggins said descriptions of the different suspects would beryllium provided astatine a aboriginal date.
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