Three Metropolitan Police Department officers progressive successful a fatal shooting Wednesday successful the eastbound Las Vegas Valley person been identified arsenic Marcos Vega, Gianni Rivera and Jhovany Romo.
The trio responded to reports of a antheral with a weapon adjacent East Lake Mead Boulevard and North Sloan Lane, eastbound of North Nellis Boulevard, astatine astir 12:30 p.m., constabulary said. Dispatchers had received reports of a gunman firing into traffic.
When officers responded, the gunman refused commands to driblet the weapon, pointed the weapon astatine officers and fired a changeable toward them, constabulary said. Officers changeable and killed the person.
The gunman’s individuality had not been released by the Clark County coroner’s bureau arsenic of Friday morning.
Vega, 28, has worked with Metro since 2020. Rivera, 28, has been with the section since 2021. Romo, 33, was hired connected arsenic a Metro serviceman successful 2023. All are connected paid administrative permission pending a afloat reappraisal of the shooting. All 3 are assigned to Metro’s Northeast Area Command.
The shooting was the sixth this twelvemonth involving Metro officers, constabulary said.
Contact Glenn Puit astatine gpuit@reviewjournal.com.
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