Metro police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at about 12:40 p.m. on Friday in the 9500 block of West Charleston Boulevard near South Hualapai Way, according to Capt. Adam Seely.
When officers located the vehicle with a man and a woman inside near the 8200 block of Silver Sky Drive, the responding officer drew his firearm and issued verbal commands for the driver to exit the vehicle. The driver, later identified as 44‑year‑old Travis Wright, did not comply and fled at a high rate of speed, during which the officer “negligently discharged his firearm,” Seely said.
Wright continued to the front of the apartment complex and “rammed” two LVMPD patrol vehicles. Officers apprehended him, and he was taken to a local hospital for a minor injury sustained in the crash. He was not struck by gunfire.
No LVMPD officers were injured in the incident. The LVMPD Internal Affairs Bureau is leading the investigation into the negligent discharge.
Sources: 8 News Now
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