LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — One man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in the central Las Vegas Valley on Friday afternoon, Metro police say.
Around 12:21 p.m., LVMPD officers were called in to investigate a complaint of gunfire inside a home in the 200 block of Kipling Street, which they quickly set up containment around as they arrived.
Several persons claiming to be associated with the household then got in touch with the officers, telling the police that they heard one person was being held hostage inside the residence and may have possibly been injured.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives confirmed the suspect, a Hispanic male in his 40s, had taken a hostage near the 6200 block of Spring Mountain Road.
With the help of the LVMPD SWAT unit, the hostage was rescued unharmed.
However, while attempting to take the suspect into custody, a SWAT officer fired his duty weapon at the suspect, who was later pronounced deceased on the scene.
This is the 12th officer-involved shooting of 2022. Per LVMPD policy, the identity of the officers involved will be released after 48 hours.
