LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas Metro Police Department investigated its 12th officer-involved shooting this year— one being on Friday night in the west valley.
Just before 9 p.m., officers responded to reports of a suspicious car with stolen license plates parked outside of a business near West Flamingo Road and South Fort Apache Road.
When officers arrived in the area, the driver sped off. Officers found the car near West Mountain Lakers Avenue and South Quilting Bear Street where a woman ran away when she saw the police.
An officer confronted the woman as she was reaching into a bag near a home where he believed she was armed. The officer fired his gun— causing the woman to run into the backyard of a nearby home where she barricaded herself in a shed.
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Officers surrounded the area and evacuated nearby residents. LVMPD Swat and Crisis Negotiators responded to the scene and took the woman into custody. No one was hurt.
On Monday, Las Vegas police identified the officer involved in this shooting as Xaview MacNeill, 26. MacNeill has been employed with LVMPD since 2020 and is assigned to the Community Safety Division of the Summerlin Area Command. He has been placed on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated, officials noted.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Force Investigation Team at 702-828-8452. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by calling 702-385-5555, or using this link.
