By Las Vegas Sun Staff (contact)
Monday, June 22, 2026 | 3:49 p.m.
Officers changeable and killed a antheral aft a conveyance pursuit and standoff Thursday, which Metro Police released details connected contiguous successful a quality merchandise and video briefing.
The incidental occurred astatine astir 5:37 p.m. Thursday, erstwhile officers and a drone were dispatched to a report of a stolen vehicle from an automated licence sheet scholar adjacent Flamingo Road and Linq Lane, the release stated.
Officers were capable to locate the conveyance adjacent Spring Mountain Road and I-15.
According to the report, officers tried to halt the conveyance and driver, identified arsenic Shane Hansen, 53. However, Hansen, fled successful the conveyance astatine a precocious speed.
Officers chased Hansen into North Las Vegas, wherever helium stopped the conveyance successful the 500 artifact of Miller Avenue and fled connected ft with 2 different occupants, police stated.
The drone located Hansen hiding adjacent a mobile location successful the area, reported his determination to officers, who said they saw Hansen holding a gun. Video provided by Metro shows a antheral with what appeared to beryllium a handgun.
The officers gave commands to Hansen to driblet the gun, though he reportedly refused. He past allegedly raised the weapon toward officers, who successful effect fired astatine him striking Hansen aggregate times, police stated.
Arriving aesculapian unit attended to Hansen, but helium died of his injuries astatine the scene, the release stated.
The different 2 occupants of the conveyance were taken into custody without incident
The incidental is nether probe by Metro.
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