By: Las Vegas Now Staff
A Henderson police officer shot and killed a man Wednesday. They say the man had a gun and moved aggressively toward police. It happened near Boulder Highway and Horizon.
It happened around 10:30 a.m. in the Walgreens parking lot on Race Track Road and Boulder Highway. Police have collected the last of the evidence and cleared out the crime scene tape.
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Henderson police spent most of the day examining the scene. It is unknown how many shots were fired yet. A department spokesman said it all began when two officers noticed a man getting into a blue mustang at Foothill and Equestrian.
They apparently thought he looked suspicious and when they ran the car's California license plate, they discovered the car was stolen.
It's not clear if they turned on their lights and siren, but the officers followed the suspect less than two miles to Walgreens. From there, the traffic stop turned deadly when the man got out of the Mustang with a semi-automatic gun in his hand.
Keith Paul, the spokesperson for Henderson Police said, ”The suspect didn't as far as I know, did not fire any shots but he had a gun. He refused to put it down. The officer did order him to put it down, and he did not.”
Detectives have not yet released the suspect's name. They did say the suspect died at St. Rose Dominican Hospital where he was transported.
The officer who fatally shot the suspect and the more than likely the second officer on the scene will be on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of the police investigation and coroner's inquest.
Henderson police say the suspect was wearing a long trench coat and was in a desert area. The officers felt it just didn't seem right, and that's when they ran the license plate.
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