Officers initially responded to investigate an armed robbery of a person. During the investigation, officers received information on the suspect's vehicle and license plate, which brought them to King Palm Avenue. When officers arrived, the suspect vehicle was in the driveway along with three people. Police then began to them into custody. While this was occurring, however, a man exited the front door of the residence with a handgun. Uniformed officers asked the man to drop the handgun. The man did not comply and police said he raised the gun at one of the officers, who then fired his handgun at the suspect.
Victim's Name: Roberto Ortiz Sanchez
Agency Responsible: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: December 14, 2015
County: Clark
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 1094
Geography: Suburban