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Has been following these cases this week. And now has details on what led up to the officer involved shooting. He joins us now live at metro headquarters. That car chase ended with a deadly shooting here along the 215. And word of the Fatal Shooting spread quickly to the victims and friends of victims of more than a dozen armed robberies the suspect is tied to. Its very much a sense of relief its a sense of relief shared by many who live in this neighrborhood near warm springs and valle verde. Police say the man who was tied to this armed carjacking and 13 other robberies at henderson businesses was shot and killed by metro police. At this point were confident he was invovled in those 14 robberies knowing that hes been caught, or dealt with is a great relief. A great relief. Suspect and police started downtown and ended on the other side of town. Here. At 215 and hualapai. Metro says the suspect was driving the car that was stolen during this carjacking officers recognized the car and tried to make a stop he took off. This resulted in an extended pursuit which terminated in the area of 215 and hualapai officers there were confronted by a white male with a handgun, officers fired killing the suspect. Metro police say there was a handgun inside the car but investigators are trying to figure out if the suspect shot or pointed his gun at police. Its early in the investigation i apologize an investigation that people in this neighborhood say theyll be watching closely. Be safe out there, keep on guard, just because they got one doesnt mean there isnt others i also spoke with an employee at a henderson dairy working when the restaurant was targeted during this string of robberies. A fight turns deadly at a gas men got into a fight around six am near lake mead and hollywood. When a third man walked up and shot one of the men. The victim died at the scene. Police say it appears all the men knew each other. The suspects took off in a grey or silver fourdoor sedan. Metro says there is some grainy Surveillance Video of the shooting. And a team is working to make the images clearer. The departments gang unit is also investigating. If you have information on who these people are, call crimestoppers at 7023855555. Thno Vegas Fire Department is mourning the death of one of their own captains. Nats of bagpipes captain Yaphet Miller was with the Fire Department for over 20 years starting his career in 1995. His colleagues say hell be remembered for his kindness and bravery in the face of danger. About the fire service being family and you refer to coworkers as brothers so when you see somebody go, it really is like youre losing a member of that family. Like theres a hole thats left. Captain miller is survived by his wife and two kids. A Memorial Fund has been set up to help his family in their time of need. The more cops tax is on the way to governor sandovals desk after being approved by the senate just a the final vote was 21to0 and will raise the sales tax in clark county by point1 percent to put more police on the streets. Fox5s faith tanner is live in carson city with more on that vote and the assemblys conversation over the stadium bill. No vote yet on the stadium and Convention Center bill in the state assembly. And from what lawmakers just told me it may still until they take the measure to the vote. If our Law Enforcement officers say this is what they need to be able to better protect us then tomorrow is too late, today is the day to vote on this citing recent violent events including armed robberies and the brutal attack of a law professor from ulnv Assembly Members passed a measure to add more Police Officers in the valley by raising the sales tax in clark county by point1 percent. By passing this today we started the process to getting hundreds of officers on the street Sheriff Joe Lombardo calls it an important step to helping prevent Violent Crime the additional Police Officers so you can respond in a timely manner, you can spend some time conducting an investigation some opponents agree more officers are needed but be funded through a higher sales tax. It almost seems like the easy fix to fund the program through sales tax by we all know that overly burdens to poor and we are just coming out of a recession the sales tax increase is expected to bring in about 39 million dollars. Almost 8 million would go to toward hiring officers for the area surrounding the las vegas strip. Lawmakers say need for extra police is immediate. The governor felt that it was an important piece of the puzzle to be up here during special session this is something that weve worked on there was an expiration of the ability to enact this down on the county commission and this lets us get past that if the assembly makes any amendments to the bill. It will have to go through the senate again before it reaches the governors desk. If that happens the governor is expected to sign it right a away live in carson city faith tanner local lets check in with fox fives meteorlogist sam argier with a look at the forecast. Temperatures remain on the warm side with gusty winds picking up as we head into the weekend. Winds will stay light for your thursday evening with overnight low temperatures falling into the mid 60s. As a series of storms pass by to our north, well see clouds around with gusty winds picking dryer outside with wind gusts pushing 40 mph and temperatures around 90 degrees during the afternoon. A red flag warning is in effect from noon to 9 p. M. Friday. Dry and gusty conditions bring a high fire danger across the area. Winds will continue seeing some big changes this week ahead of the third and final president ial debate. Theres some construction at the thomas and mack center and road closures near the university. Thats where fox55s Abby Theodros joins us liveit latest changes the debate is less than a week away which means the campus is buzzing getting ready for wednesday night. I spent the day in the campus and have seen the barricades, road closures, construction as you can imagine unlv students have a lot of adjustments ahead of them including class cancellations. On tuesday there carol harter building complex. Same deal on wednesday. We talked with a second year student who says yes there are a lot of sacrifices to be made but its worth it. Its definitely interesting because being at school and seeing everything being posted. Its really special to be apart of. We asked metro how much that tell me 400 thousand dollars for fully staffed security that night. Metro tells me no open threats regarding debate night and they are working with Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism center to make sure its air right here on fox5 at six next wednesday. We will have special coverage in all of our newscasts throughout the evening on this debate, and the impact it has on our valley. Hard work pays off High School Graduation in the silver state keeps growing well tell you which high school had the highest graduation increase for this year. And a Museum Lights up with pride. After receiving an award. How much money the neon museum will be given to help with equipment and research. Youre watching fox5 news at 6. Local. Las vegas im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Theyre bringing drugs, theyre bringing crime, theyre rapists. Narrator and joe heck says i have high hopes well see donald trump become president. I dont know what i said, aah. Narrator heck says he completely supports trump. I would bomb the [bleep] out of them. Narrator and heck . Reporter you trust him having his finger on the Nuclear Button . Heck i do. Reporter why do you say that . Heck why wouldnt i . Narrator donald trump and joe heck. Wrong for nevada. Medicine partners with grant a gift Autism Foundation to open the First Comprehensive care center in las vegas. The Center Offers autism and neuro developmental care including treatment and diagnostics for of only a handful in the states, the Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held earlier today. Making help more accessible for kids and families dealing with autism. We have about eight thousand square feet of doctors, professionals, support services that families can really come and we embrace them. And then they are able to sometimes to do one service and then go across the hall to do another. So they feel like they have hope by coming to this center. The center also provides parenting and sibling classes on dealing with spectrum disorders. Students at Chaparral High School celebrate having one of the highest Graduation Rates this year. The Clark County School districts board of trustees gathered to honor the students accomplishments. The celebration featured performances from the Chaparral High School drumline and the Asian Pacific islander club. Ccsd reports a 15percent graduation growth. This brings the School Districts Graduation Rate up to nearly 75 its ever been now fox5 weather 24 7 temperatures remain on the warm side with gusty winds picking up as we head into the weekend. Winds will stay light for your thursday evening with overnight low temperatures falling into the mid 60s. As a series of storms pass by to our north, well see clouds around with gusty winds picking up friday afternoon. It will feel like a blow dryer outside with wind gusts pushing 40 mph and temperatures around 90 degrees during the afternoon. A red flag warning is in effect from noon to 9 p. M. Friday. Dry and gusty conditions bring a high fire danger across the area. Winds will continue weekend with high temperatures holding in the mid to upper 80s. Monday stays gusty before winds start easing up tuesday and wednesday next week. Closed captioning will resume shortly americans have a reputation for being workaholics. And employees are losing billions of dollars of paid time off. Who theyre blaming for unused Vacation Days. Closed captioning americans have a reputation for being workaholics. And employees are losing billions of dollars of paid time off. Who theyre blaming for unused Vacation Days. I dont remember. But congressman hardy supports trump 100 and said hell do whatever trump wants him to do. Hardy even said people with disabilities are a drain on society and that seniors who rely on programs like Social Security are a draw on government. Dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. Youve heard plenty about joe heck and the tax breaks hes voted for. For Oil Companies and the millions the Oil Billionaire Koch Brothers have spent to elect him. But heck voted time and time again to limit nevada solar. Risking jobs and higher rates. For nevada families, its personal. Catherine cortez masto will expand Clean Energy Solar jobs. Catherine cortez masto will fight for nevada families. Preserving iconic las vegas signs in downtown receives more than 24thousand dollars from a grant. The neon museum on las vegas boulevard near bonanza was given the 2016 museums for america award. Its one of 200 projects to receive funding. The money will go towards expanding its for research and education. It will also make their parttime collections assistant position into fulltime. The neon museum is a nonprofit. And says they rely on grants to fill certain needs. And speaking of money. You can earn some extra cash during the holiday season. Amazon is hiring the Company Plans to create 120thousand seasonal jobs. They will be scattered across its fulfillment centers. Sorting centers. And Customer Service sites. Amazon says after the holidays some employees will transition to time roles. Last year more than 14thousand seasonal positions were affected. And they expect that number to go up this holiday season. We have put the application website on fox five vegas dot com. Its under the links section. Have any Vacation Days left . American employees are giving away billions of dollars by not using their paid time off. Thats according to a new survey. It shows that more than half of American Workers left Vacation Time unused last year. And theyre blaming their bosses employees say management sends about taking time off. The Research Says 95percent of bosses surveyed say Vacation Time is important to them. But those higher up dont always claim their Vacation Days. However more than half of managers and executives forgo Vacation Time theyve earned. And speaking of vacation. Its time to party like its 1999 its National Prince day how millions country will be paying tribute to the iconic superstar. Sean up next on more access Ufcs Conor Mcgregor up for his second championship soon. But why his fighting future in las vegas may be on the line . Rachel plus hes the hottest comedian in the industry today our new exclusive one on one interview with kevin hart and why he loves our city so much sean and after the passing of actor tommy ford only more speaks with Martin Lawrence on the lost of his former its all next at 6 30 on more access the desert is where bad guys go when they want to make evidence disappear. But hiding the evidence wont help danny tarkanian. Sure, he can bury all those property taxes he skipped out on for years. Or all those Fake Charities he helped set up. Or the scams against seniors he formed. He 17 million judgment he never paid. He can try, but he cant make his record disappear. Danny tarkanian just a con man who cant bury the truth. How tall are you . How do we measure greatness in america . The height of our skyscrapers . The size of our Bank Accounts . No. Its measured by what we do for our children. Ive spent my life fighting for kids and families and it will be my mission to build a country where our children can rise as high as their dreams and hard work take them. That means good schools for every child in every zip code. College that leads to opportunities. Not debt. And an economy where every Young American can find a job that lets them start a family of their own. Working together. Respecting one another. And never giving up. I want our success to be measured by theirs. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Heres a look at some of the all new stories we are working for fox5 news at ten. State lawmakers were back in the special session already today they sent one bill to the governor desk. Tonight we learn more about funding for the stadium. Henderson continues to grow. But some locals say they dont want new neighbors. Why they say they are against a new Development Planned for their community. You should be sporting purple today its National Prince day landmarks around saint paul, minnesota will be lighting up purple. There will also be a tribute concert for the late superstar. It will feature stevie wonder. Christina aguilera. And chaka khan. Prince passed away back in april after an accidental overdose. Access hes a entertainment legend, and vegas icon as donny osmond drops by with huge news youll only see on more plus our wild exclusive with Kevin Hart Kevin sot you all trying to end my marriage. what question we asked the comedy star that could have caused big problems at home plus why he calls vegas his favorite city and his newest movies local connection. Then after his infamous water bottle brawl erupted in vegas why Conor Mcgregors fight future may be in jeopardy and music legend bob dylan back in our city tonight what major accomplishment he was just awarded thats