1. Part I

    Always Justified

    Las Vegas police shoot often but seldom are disciplined.

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  2. Part II

    142 Dead, and Rising

    Many of the 378 shootings could have been avoided.

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  3. Part III

    Quick to Shoot, Slow to Change

    Las Vegas police are slow to deal with problems.

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  4. Part IV

    Broken System, Shattered Lives

    At every step, the inquest system protects police.

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  5. Part V

    Better Ways

    What Las Vegas can learn from other police departments.

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Part V: Better Ways

Better oversight, checks on problem officers could reduce police use of deadly force

When it comes to shootings by police, the Metropolitan Police Department and Las Vegas Valley officials can learn a lot from their counterparts in other cities. Better civilian oversight, limits on reckless actions by officers and a more meaningful review could help police departments reduce their application of deadly force.

Faces of the Dead

Since 1990, police in the Las Vegas Valley have killed 142 people in 378 officer-involved shootings. Clark County coroner's inquest juries cleared the officers of wrongdoing in all 142 deaths, but many could have been avoided and some remain highly controversial. In an unprecedented research project, the Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained all the available public records on all fatal and non-fatal shootings. This gallery covers the 142 dead.

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