A person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a foot chase with the police, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Police say that plain clothes officers observed three individuals behaving in a suspicious manner in and around a vehicle. Upon approach, one man took off in the vehicle, one person immediately surrendered, and another man took off running while holding a gun to his head.
He was identified as 40-year-old Robert Adams. The Clark County coroner ruled his death a suicide.
Approximately 150 yards away the gun discharged.
The incident was reported at 7:58 p.m. It happened in a Walmart parking lot near Tropicana Avenue and Mojave Road.
Metro briefing at Tropicana & Pecos
Posted by Bryan Callahan on Friday, March 25, 2016
One person appears to be in handcuffs inside the police tape. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/8aLKHk6pc7
— Bryan Callahan (@BCallahanKTNV) March 26, 2016
Looks like a body is laying in parking lot in front of dollar store. @LVMPD says they are still gathering details. @KTNV
— Bryan Callahan (@BCallahanKTNV) March 26, 2016
Large @LVMPD at Tropicana & Pecos near Walmart. Working to get details now. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/05pZY9aPfp
— Bryan Callahan (@BCallahanKTNV) March 26, 2016
