NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Three women, one man and a dog are dead in North Las Vegas Tuesday night.
An investigation is still underway in North Las Vegas after an officer-involved shooting earlier in the afternoon.
Though another shooting incident unfolded on the same street nearby around the same time, the two events are believed to be isolated and unrelated.
Right now, here is what we know:
The man police shot and killed is now a suspect in a triple murder. Police first encountering the man in an apartment courtyard as he walked toward them with a gun in his hands, according to NLVPD.
Two officers gave repeated verbal commands for the man to drop his gun. After continued refusal and closing in on proximity to police, two officers shot the man, killing him, the police department said in a statement Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, the Clark County Coroner's Office identified the man as 43-year-old Edward Brooks. His cause and manner of death are still pending.
After the officer involved shooting with the suspect, police searched the area and found three women and a dog dead in two separate apartments. Their identities have not been released, as of Wednesday afternoon.
Neighbors had made 911 calls reporting a shooting. On Wednesday, Channel 13 News spoke with several neighbors who live near the apartment complex. They said this tragedy has left the neighborhood scared.
"It's scary for me because there are ricochets and there's kids and there are bicycles and kids and animals and neighbors. You know you can get hurt by just being too close," said 30-year North Las Vegas resident Roberto Valdez.
12-year-old Axel Escobar and his family tell Channel 13 they heard gunshots and were terrified of the violent sounds.
"It's scary for them to hear gunshots right here, very close," Escobar said.
We asked Escobar if he is afraid of his family's safety.
"Yeah. To be honest, yeah," Escobar said.
One young child was found safe in one of the apartments.
At 3:52 p.m., police confirmed the incident in an email. Officers first responded to the scene about 45 minutes earlier.
Officers are on scene in the 2200 block of East Nelson Ave., a residential area close to Carey Avenue and Civic Center Drive.
This marks the first officer-involved shooting for the North Las Vegas Police Department in 2024.
Despite that, Valdez says shootings are all too common in this part of town.
"In the past there were always knives and guns and bullets, and you could hear it in the background," said Valdez.
"This is still a dynamic scene where more information will follow in a press release," a public information officer for the North Las Vegas Police Department initially stated in an email.
