Cruz apparently beat a man to death and refused to follow orders. He attacked an officer and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Jeremias Cruz
Agency Responsible: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: May 19, 2016
County: Clark
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1547
Geography: Suburban