Posted April 12, 2016 10:37 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department:

At approximately 11:46 a.m. on March 31, Las Vegas Metro Police Department patrol officers were dispatched to a neighborhood located in the 9800 block of Fast Elk Street to investigate multiple reports of shots fired and two people possibly injured.

It was also reported that a male, later identified as 31-year-old James Simpson, was walking down the street holding a gun.

Arriving officers located Simpson standing in the middle of the intersection of Fast Elk Street and Crazy Bull Avenue, and holding a firearm.

Officers attempted to establish communication with Simpson, and eventually Simpson dropped his firearm, but refused to comply with orders to step away from the weapon.

An arriving K9 sergeant deployed K9 Nicky to apprehend Simpson. Simpson immediately retrieved his gun from the ground and ran north, away from the officers.

As Simpson was running, he turned and fired one round at officers. Two officers returned fire, but Simpson was not hit.

Simpson continued to flee north and wrestled with Nicky as the K9 bit and held onto him. The other officers continued to pursue, and Simpson turned and pointed his …Read the Rest

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