Police-involved shooting reported in downtown Las Vegas

Justin Walker and Julia Romero

4 hours ago

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man is dead after police say he pointed a gun at them and threatened to shoot people at a downtown Las Vegas apartment complex Thursday.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened in the 200 block of 9th Street near Ogden Street in downtown Las Vegas.

Police dispatch received reports Thursday that a man with a long gun at an apartment complex said he was going to kill people, police said.

When officers arrived, they were directed to an apartment complex that the man may have entered. Moments later, police encountered the suspect who was armed with a long gun.

Officers said they gave the suspect several commands to drop the weapon, at which point the man pointed the long gun at the officers and made them unload their weapons, according to LVMPD Capt. Kurt McKenzie.

The gunfire injured the man and a medical team was called to help him, but he was later pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No officers were injured in the incident and it is unclear if the man lived at the apartment complex.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.