LVMPD Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect Reaching for Gun

Las Vegas, Nevada — On March 16, 2019 at approximately 9:37 p.m., LVMPD dispatch received a call of a robbery in progress to a business in the 8000 block of South Eastern Avenue. The suspect was armed, took a register from the business and fled on foot prior to officers’ arrival. At approximately 10:19 p.m., officers located the suspect near Fountain Heights Lane and Robindale Road. The officers issued verbal commands to the suspect, who had a firearm in a holster on his hip. The suspect initially complied