Five reported dead in northeast Las Vegas police ambush
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/fire-rescue/five-reported-dead-northeast-las-vegas-police-ambush
Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were reportedly killed Sunday in an apparent ambush attack at a pizza store that spilled over to a nearby Walmart store, where the two shooters killed themselves.
Details are sketchy and police have not yet confirmed the death of the officers, but sources within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department say the officer and another were shot and killed by a man and a woman who approached them as they ate lunch at the CiCi’s Pizza at 309 N. Nellis Boulevard at about 11:20 a.m.
One officer was reportedly dead at the scene, while the other died later in surgery. Both were assigned to the Northeast Area Command.
Witnesses told police one yelled “This is the start of a revolution” before shooting the officers. The shooters then stripped the officers of their weapons and ammunition and went into the Walmart at 201 North Nellis.
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing shots fired in quick succession inside the WalMart.
One unconfirmed report is that the two exchanged gunfire with a citizen who was carrying a concealed weapon, and that one of the shooters was injured. Police confirm that at least one civilian at the Walmart was shot and killed.
At a news conference at about 1 p.m. Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the male shooter, described as a tall white man, yelled “everyone get out” before shooting.
The man and woman then went to the back of the store and “there was some kind of suicide pact,” McMahill said.
Police sources said the officers were aged 41 and
Both shooters were reportedly carrying large duffle bags, and a bomb squad was called to the scene. It’s unclear at this time what, if anything, was found in the bags. A fire department official said the bomb squad response was “a precaution.”
Several lanes of traffic near Nellis and Stuart are closed. Nevada Highway Patrol is also on scene.
Dozens of bystanders are standing outside police tape watching the investigation. Walmart employees and shoppers cried and hugged before police took them to be interviewed in a nearby store. After talking with witnesses, officers take them to one of several Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada buses.
A grandmother who was shopping in Walmart with her two teenage granddaughters said they crouched in a makeup aisle when they heard shots. She prayed out loud, but the girls asked her to keep quiet so the shooters wouldn’t find them. When they peaked around the aisle and couldn’t see the shooters, they ran out of the store.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Reporters Mike Blasky, Wesley Juhl, Annalise Porter and Ricardo Torres and photographer Erik Verduzco contributed to this report.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/fire-rescue/five-reported-dead-northeast-las-vegas-police-ambush
Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were reportedly killed Sunday in an apparent ambush attack at a pizza store that spilled over to a nearby Walmart store, where the two shooters killed themselves.
Details are sketchy and police have not yet confirmed the death of the officers, but sources within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department say the officer and another were shot and killed by a man and a woman who approached them as they ate lunch at the CiCi’s Pizza at 309 N. Nellis Boulevard at about 11:20 a.m.
One officer was reportedly dead at the scene, while the other died later in surgery. Both were assigned to the Northeast Area Command.
Witnesses told police one yelled “This is the start of a revolution” before shooting the officers. The shooters then stripped the officers of their weapons and ammunition and went into the Walmart at 201 North Nellis.
Witnesses at the scene reported hearing shots fired in quick succession inside the WalMart.
One unconfirmed report is that the two exchanged gunfire with a citizen who was carrying a concealed weapon, and that one of the shooters was injured. Police confirm that at least one civilian at the Walmart was shot and killed.
At a news conference at about 1 p.m. Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill said the male shooter, described as a tall white man, yelled “everyone get out” before shooting.
The man and woman then went to the back of the store and “there was some kind of suicide pact,” McMahill said.
Police sources said the officers were aged 41 and
Both shooters were reportedly carrying large duffle bags, and a bomb squad was called to the scene. It’s unclear at this time what, if anything, was found in the bags. A fire department official said the bomb squad response was “a precaution.”
Several lanes of traffic near Nellis and Stuart are closed. Nevada Highway Patrol is also on scene.
Dozens of bystanders are standing outside police tape watching the investigation. Walmart employees and shoppers cried and hugged before police took them to be interviewed in a nearby store. After talking with witnesses, officers take them to one of several Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada buses.
A grandmother who was shopping in Walmart with her two teenage granddaughters said they crouched in a makeup aisle when they heard shots. She prayed out loud, but the girls asked her to keep quiet so the shooters wouldn’t find them. When they peaked around the aisle and couldn’t see the shooters, they ran out of the store.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Reporters Mike Blasky, Wesley Juhl, Annalise Porter and Ricardo Torres and photographer Erik Verduzco contributed to this report.
Wait until they are shooting everything?!?
