Patrol officer during what the sheriff called a chance encounter in an apartment complex. The veteran officer returned fire but may not have hit the shooter, who ran off and became the focus of an hourslong manhunt south of the las vegas strip. He was found more than four hours later, several miles away Sheriff Joe Lombardo metro police we did have a pretty tight perimeter associated with the event and hopefully well be able to discern that from the interview with the suspect but he was able to get out of the perimeter. Michael Stevens lombardo says its not clear what prompted the shooting or how the man eluded police who blanketed a wide area around where shots were fired. There is no information yet on the identity of the suspect. Michael Stevens the sheriff says the wounded officer is a police veteran. Brian loftus michael. Was there only one person arrested in connection with the shooting . Michael Stevens brain. As of right now. All we know is one person has been arrested. More ar
Miles away from the original scene. Sheriff Joe Lombardo clark county we did have a pretty tight perimeter associated with the event and hopefully well be able to discern that from the interview with the suspect but he was able to get out of the perimeter. Mauricio Marin detectives are looking to see if the suspect had an accomplice to help him slip past police. Sheriff Joe Lombardo clark county theres a lot of investigative techniques that we used to do that and better served that we keep it to ourselves. Mauricio Marin still early in the investigation. S heriff joe lombardo wouldnt go into detail about what lead them to the suspect but says a tip eventually helped them track the shooter. Combined with fast thinking by his officers and help from other agencies in the entire investigation. When officers first heard of the shooting over radio. Sheriff lombardo was in the nearby area and sprang into action himself to help. Sheriff Joe Lombardo clark county by chance the suspect came righ
Tight perimeter associated with the event and hopefully well be able to discern that from the interview with the suspect but he was able to get out of the perimeter. Michael Stevens lombardo says its not clear what prompted the shooting or how the man eluded police who blanketed a wide area around where shots were fired. There is no information yet on the identity of the suspect. Michael Stevens the sheriff says the wounded officer is a married father and a 21year police veteran. Brian loftus michael. Was there only one person arrested in connection with the shooting . Michael Stevens brian. As of right now. Been arrested. More arrests could come from the investigation. Police Shootings happened earlier this week. Place monday. The first happened near nellis and craig. Investigators say Brenda Kimberling was shot by police after they say she pointed a gun at officers after an hours long standoff. Two police swat snipers shot her. She was pronounced dead on scene. brian loftus and the s
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