In 2011, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published Deadly Force: When Las Vegas Police Shoot, and Kill, an in-depth investigation based on original reporting by the Review-Journal and police reports, interviews with police and with those who have been shot by police since 1990. Continuing coverage of these incidents is shown below.
ACLU wants mandatory reports when police point weapons
Las Vegas police officers should be required to file a report every time they point a gun at someone, the American Civil Liberties Union has concluded. The report, the second by the organization looking into Las Vegas... 1 comment
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DA clears police officers involved in three shootings
Clark County prosecutors on Friday cleared the Las Vegas police officers involved in three fatal shootings last year. The district attorney's decisions cleared officers of any criminal wrongdoing in the shootings of... 15 comments
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Police identify officers involved in shooting their own dog
The officers involved in the Monday shooting of their own police dog were identified Wednesday. Las Vegas police said officer Edward J. Renfer, 28, remained on-duty two days after shooting Marco, a 2-year-old Belgian... 14 comments
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Nevada high court indefinitely delays coroner's inquest
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday delayed indefinitely the Clark County coroner's inquest and scheduled oral arguments on the inquest's constitutionality for next month. The action followed last week's order by the... 40 comments
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Five officers cleared in 2010 deaths
Clark County prosecutors have ruled that Las Vegas police officers who used a Taser 11 times on a man who died will not face criminal charges. District Attorney Steve Wolfson said officers Mark Hatten and Timothy... 117 comments
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Nevada Supreme Court delays Clark County coroner's inquest
The first coroner's inquest in more than 18 months has been delayed again, this time by the Nevada Supreme Court. In an order issued Wednesday , the high court granted an emergency motion by Highway Patrol troopers to... 18 comments
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Inquests slated to start again Thursday
One year, six months and eight days have come and gone since the last coroner's inquest. 9 comments
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Friends: Woman killed by police was nonviolent
Nearly a week after police shot and killed a woman in the northwest valley, her friends are questioning the role her boyfriend played in her untimely death. That man, local bar owner Ken Droog, isn't talking about the... 37 comments
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Arizona sheriff's deputy cleared in fatal shooting of former Nevada man
A Mohave County, Ariz., sheriff's deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the December shooting death of a former Carson City resident who moved to Arizona about a month before the fatal encounter. 5 comments
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Woman killed by police Saturday identified; officers involved named
A woman who was shot and killed by police Saturday had both hands on a gun when she exited her car during a standoff, Las Vegas police said. The information was released Monday afternoon at a police news conference and... 162 comments
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Wolfson 'still learning' amid criticism over reports into police actions
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Friday that he accepts criticism of two decision letters into fatal police actions released last week, adding that he's learning how to release public information... 44 comments
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Woman shot, killed by Las Vegas police
Las Vegas police shot and killed a woman they say pointed a gun at officers Saturday morning. The shooting happened at 1:41 a.m. in the area of Jones Boulevard and Smoke Ranch Road, according to a police report. The... 162 comments
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Officers in two separate citizen deaths won't be charged
County prosecutors won't be charging officers involved in two separate citizen deaths in 2010, District Attorney Steve Wolfson announced in statements released to the public on Thursday. 60 comments
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Police respond to ACLU use of force advice
Las Vegas police officials said Tuesday that they agree with "numerous" recommendations to change use of force policies made by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada this week. Some of the suggestions... 49 comments
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ACLU offers recommendations on Las Vegas police use of force policies
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada on Monday released a 62-page list of recommendations on how Las Vegas police can improve their use of force policies, including those governing the use of firearms. The... 80 comments
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Police tell of threats, shooting in incident that left one dead
The 56-year-old man who wounded an 8-year-old girl and a police officer Friday night before killing himself had been drinking and arguing with his girlfriend before a lengthy standoff with officers, Las Vegas police... 49 comments
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Costco shooting victim's family drops lawsuit against Las Vegas police
The family of Erik Scott, who was shot and killed by officers outside a Costco store in 2010, dropped their lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department Tuesday, ending one of the most controversial chapters in... 183 comments
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ACLU repeats request for Justice Department investigation of police department
A civil rights group on Monday again asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Las Vegas police shootings. The letter by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is in response to a February letter by... 27 comments
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Review of Las Vegas police, shootings has begun
A team of consultants tasked with investigating Metropolitan Police Department shootings has paid its first visit to Las Vegas, met with officers and civilians , and received a slew of police reports. 25 comments
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Retired lieutenant demands inquiry into Las Vegas police shootings
By the time Lew Roberts retired in December, he had overseen more than 100 investigations into shootings by police officers, likely more than anyone else in the history of the Metropolitan Police Department. And he had... 115 comments
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R-J wins award from ACLU for series on police shootings
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has chosen the Las Vegas Review-Journal as its latest Emilie Wanderer Civil Libertarian of the Year award winner for its series on police shootings. 64 comments
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Civil rights groups criticize Justice Department for delaying inquiry into police shootings
Two civil rights groups blasted the Department of Justice on Wednesday after the announcement that its Civil Rights Division would not immediately investigate shootings by Las Vegas police and would instead wait to see... 41 comments
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Civil rights inquiry of police shootings on hold
Federal authorities will wait and see how the Metropolitan Police Department responds to a review of its officer-involved shootings before deciding whether to open a civil rights investigation into the agency, two civil... 31 comments
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Man says he's lucky to be alive after failed suicide-by-cop attempt
The man shot by Henderson police officers Dec. 26 in a failed suicide attempt is grateful to be alive. Tony Allen McNeill said Tuesday that he was shot three times, not once as was previously reported, after refusing... 11 comments
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Officers involved in two Las Vegas shootings identified
The officers involved in a police shooting in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday were identified Friday. Las Vegas officers Steven T. Williams, 34, and Keegan A. Doty, 26, were involved in the shooting of Larry Barber, 37,... 14 comments
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Justice Department to review use of force by Las Vegas police
The Metropolitan Police Department has agreed to open itself up to Justice Department officials, Las Vegas police said today, marking the start of a months-long process that could reform how its officers use deadly... 128 comments
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Bumbling detective made mistakes but kept story straight
Sheriff Doug Gillespie answered my question. It just wasn't the answer I expected. After reviewing the drug-bust debacle that resulted in the shooting death of unarmed Trevon Cole by narcotics Detective Bryan Yant... 28 comments
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Police shoot knife-wielding man downtown
Police say a man was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday near the downtown area after he swung a knife at an officer. The man, who was in critical condition at University Medical Center, was jaywalking across Fremont... 81 comments
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Sheriff to meet with Justice Department groups
Sheriff Doug Gillespie will meet Wednesday with U.S. Department of Justice officials who must determine what role, if any, the federal agency will play in probing how the Metropolitan Police Department deals with... 88 comments
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Hearing set for man wounded by Henderson police
A preliminary hearing for a man who was shot and wounded by Henderson police in late December will be held Feb. 7. Tony Allen McNeill faces six felony charges stemming from a Dec. 26 confrontation, including three... 1 comment
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Trevon Cole family to receive $1.7 million settlement from Las Vegas police
Las Vegas police are set to pay out $1.7 million to the family of Trevon Cole, the man shot and killed by an officer during a botched 2010 drug raid. The figure, which is pending approval Monday by the department's... 186 comments
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Groups seek federal investigation into Las Vegas police
Two Southern Nevada civil rights groups formally called for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Metropolitan Police Department's use of deadly force, citing a history of controversial fatal shootings and... 74 comments
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