HENDERSON (KTNV) — Police are revealing more information about an officer-involved shooting in a Henderson neighborhood on Thursday morning.
A man who was shot by police is now at a local hospital being treated for minor injuries, Deputy Chief Jonathan Boucher told reporters.
Officers had been in a standoff with the man, now identified as 33-year-old Michael Fretheim, in the area of Sunset Road and Margarita Avenue for several hours before he was taken into custody.
Boucher said police were initially called to the 1800 block of Ward Drive on reports that a man had pointed a firearm at a visitor to a residence in that area.
Police arriving in the neighborhood encountered the armed man, who Boucher said ran away and was pursued by officers.
The officers were able to contain the man to the area of Jefferson Boulevard and Margarita Avenue, where "he produced a firearm, resulting in an officer-involved shooting," Boucher said.
After he was shot, Boucher says officers continued their attempts to get the man to surrender. His refusal to submit to an arrest prompted police to call in SWAT and crisis negotiators, who were able to take him into custody "without any additional injuries."
Fretheim faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon, resisting a police officer with a firearm, prohibited person with a firearm, and obstruct/false statement to a police officer.
No officers were injured, but the officer who was involved has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation.
Henderson police identified the officer on June 22 as Officer Tyler Travers. Travers has been employed with the Henderson Police Department since December of 2017.
The shooting is the second officer-involved shooting in the Henderson Police Department's jurisdiction in 2024.
Boucher declined to take any questions from reporters during a media briefing on Thursday afternoon, citing the active nature of his department's investigation.
