Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Coroner IDs teen killed by police in Henderson robbery call

Henderson OIS

Yasmina Chavez

Henderson Police vehicles are shown at the scene of an officer-involved shooting Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

Authorities have identified an 18-year-old who was shot and killed by Henderson police responding to an armed robbery that left a wounded employee locked in a fast-food restaurant freezer.

The Clark County coroner said Friday that Kenneth Simeus Jr. died at a hospital following the 7:15 p.m. Wednesday shooting in a busy commercial area not far from the Sunset Station hotel-casino.

Henderson police say at least one officer shot Simeus, who had two handguns and fired at officers who found him after arriving when the wounded 35-year-old male restaurant employee activated a panic alarm in the freezer.

No officers were injured.

The employee was hospitalized in stable condition with a gunshot to the chest.

Police say Simeus was a suspect in several armed robberies of stores and businesses in the area.