Police conducted a vehicle stop around 11:10 p.m. and learned that the driver was wanted on a felony warrant, police said. The man fled in his vehicle, and police pursued. An officer used a Pursuit Immobilization Technique, or a PIT maneuver, to stop the vehicle, and the man left the car and starting running away. The man allegedly was armed with a knife. Police said the man turned toward officers, and Officers Gregory Hilton, Francisco Mazon, Shaun Ward and Nicholas Grazioso shot and killed him.
Killer: Gregory Hilton, Shaun War, Nicolas Grazioso
Agency: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Matthew Patton
Death Date: September 9, 2020
County: Clark
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Other
Washington Post Database ID: 6154