Roberto Antonio Torres Killed by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
Pennwood Avenue and Arville Street
Mapping Police Violence:

Las Vegas police shot and killed Roberto Antonio Torres, who was wanted after shooting his girlfriend in the face. Torres was standing with a man and a woman when officers Joseph Parra and Scott Thomas approached. Torres pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers. They returned fire, killing Torres. The man and woman were both shot and wounded. They were selling a car to Torres.

Victim's Name: Roberto Antonio Torres

Agency Responsible: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Race: Hispanic

Date of Death: February 8, 2013

County: Clark

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Official Disposition: Justified

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Allegedly Armed

Weapon: gun

Geography: Urban

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