Vegas Cop Shoots And Kills Resident Holding A Knife Toward A Neighbor

A Metro Police officer shot and killed a resident who was involved in an altercation with a knife early this morning in a southeast Las Vegas Valley neighborhood, officials said.

Officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting in the 6900 block of Wine River Drive, near Eastern Avenue and Sunset Road, officials said in an early morning briefing.

Officers arrived to find cars with broken windows and a home with a broken window, officials said. Officers heard a loud commotion coming from the residence with the broken window and entered the property.

Officers found two people involved in an altercation, one holding a knife, officials said. They gave instructions to drop the knife.

An officer then opened fire, striking one of the individuals. Officials, in an online account of the incident, didn’t indicate if the person struck was the one holding the knife.

The person was transported to University Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead, officials said.

The other person involved in the altercation was taken into custody, police said. Officials didn’t indicate if that individual is facing charges.

State law requires the department to give a detailed report of the shooting within 72 hours. This is the 13th officer-involved shooting of 2024.