A security guard called Las Vegas police to report that “a man was acting erratically and attacking him with a shovel.” Police made contact with the man and ordered him to drop his weapons, but he did not. He walked toward officers and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Steven Allen Price
Agency Responsible: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Race: White
Date of Death: May 6, 2017
County: Clark
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: ax
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2560
Geography: Suburban