Investigators work a crime scene near North Nellis Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard North on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.
Published Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 | 9:45 a.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 | 2:13 p.m.
SWAT officers shot and killed an armed man who was holding a woman against her will in a mobile home, according to Metro Police.
Patrol officers confronted the man in the 3700 block of Nellis Boulevard as they were investigating reports of person trying to set trees and cars on fire, police said.
The man took off running and pulled a gun from his waistband, pointing it at an officer, police said. The officer fired one shot at the man, missing him, police said.
The man then ran into an occupied mobile home, where several people managed to escape, police said. A woman remaining in the home said the man wouldn’t let her leave, police said.
SWAT officers entered the home and confronted the still-armed man, shooting and killing him, police said.
The woman was not harmed, police said.
