Something towards officers. Thats when he was fatally shot. Denise Valdez this is just the latest example of the difficult, splitsecond decisions Law Enforcement officers have to make every day. And it can mean the difference between life or death for suspects and officers. paul joncich and in cases involving mentally ill people, it adds another wrinkle to an already stressful situation. As Shakala Alvaranga shows us tonight. Metro police puts an emphasis on training for situations just like this one. Shakala . ha denise and paul, these three words are paramount in saving lives time, distance and cover. Its the technique that metro police use when theyre faced with a behavioral crisis. The death of 30yearold alfred olango. Sparks protests in san diego. Its also fueling the debate about how police deal with people with mental illness. The goal of the training and the goal of the cti officer and the goal of the Metro Police Officers take part in the crisis intervention program. It teache
Virginia along interstate 70. The two republican lawmakers stopped their car over and began pulling surviors rom the four vehicle crash. Heck who is a trained combat surgeon helped a victim escape. And provided medical aid until First Responders could arrive. He also proounced one victim dead at the scene. We reached out to dr. Joe heck. And he released this statement to us. Lisa and i want to join the rubios in offering prayers and condolences to those grieving and wish a speedy recovery injured. As always, we have Great Respect for the First Responders who handle such cases every day. The semi that lost contol may have hydroplaned on the wet road, and it doesnt appear alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash. Senator marco rubio also released a statement about the deadly crash. Well hear from him at 1030. The moments leading up to a shootout with police in Kingman Arizona were caught on an officers body camera. And we must warn you you might find it disturbing. Killed and an offic
Threatening injuries. We are working on gathering more information and will update you as soon as it becomes available. And now lets send it over to Kathleen Jacob whos at the green screen this morning kathleen, whats going on . Congressman joe overnight hero. After rushing to help people involved in a deadly car crash. Heck and florida senator marco rubio were on their way home from a dinner last night when a sem truck lost control. Crossed the median and slammed into the three carsright in front of heck and rubio. The crash happened last night in West Virginia along interstate 70. The two republican lawmakers pulled their car over and began pulling survivors from the four vehicle crash. Heck. Who is a trained combat surgeon. Helped a victim escape and provided medical aid until First Responders got there. Heck also pronounced one victim dead at the scene. We reached out to dr. Joe heck. And he released the following lisa and i want to join the rubios in offering prayers and condolenc
Martinez valle joins us in studio now with whats going to happen to families currently in nvhcs care. Nevada Health Center gives primary care to low income families all over nevada. Here in clark county though one of the care options they offer. Ob care for expecting mothers, its done at the end of the year. The Health Center says not to worry though, theyre committed to helping current patients find future care. We deffinitely struggled with this decision because were trying to provide the best care possible and allowing access to all nevadans to have Quality Health care expecting mothers in the community wont be able to go to nevada Health Center for their ob care after this year. Thats a big deal. I think its a concerned matter for people in the community here, being a grandparent myself nvhc representatives say the decision was a though one, but in the end, the program just wasnt helping enough people to justify the cost. When you look at the amount of just those 1,000 ob patients.
This is metros homicide this year. We will bring you the latest details. As the story develops on fox five vegas dot com. And fox five news this morning. A family in pahrump is trying to bounce back after a drunk driver killed their loved one. But the woman accused of the crime. Is out on bail. Fox 5s Abby Theodros talked to the family who said they until shes held accountable. 011 nats car wash with heavy hearts friends and family of christine weir showed up to floyds construction nats washing cars in her memory. 1319 Joseph Choiniere swan air , brians dad its terrible. The kids have been together for so long, shes lived with us for many years before they bought their own house, weve been working on that. Weir and choinieres son brian were in love and planned to marry this month happy couple was involved in a car accident. Weve been planning the wedding which is on the 16th so now weve had to deal with cancelling weddin plans and im starting to make arrangements to do a memorial. That