Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman looks toward a photo of one of Danzel Jamal Boyd’s guns during a briefing at Metro Police headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Metro Police discussed two officer-involved shootings that occurred on Saturday, Aug. 4.
Published Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 | 6:50 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 | 11:45 p.m.
Time and time again, a suspect in a recent rape and attempted rape of women not known to him had chances to surrender to Metro Police.
When they surrounded a central valley apartment occupied by Danzel Jamal Boyd, calling on him to come out and talk, he opened fire on officers.
Through the night into Saturday afternoon, the convicted felon would reciprocate further police attempts with gunshots, 11 in total, Clark County Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman said Tuesday afternoon. In negotiations with police, the 28-year-old said "he wished to die."
And when a SWAT team raided the apartment about 16 hours after they first contacted Boyd, and breached the bathroom he was in, he had a couple of minutes to give up. But he didn’t.
Instead, he was fatally shot by officers as he brandished a gun at the same time as a police dog attacked him, Zimmerman said.
The deadly confrontation was captured on an officer's body-worn camera.
The investigation began about 9:20 p.m. Friday when two women reported to Metro that Boyd had raped one of them and attempted to rape another, Zimmerman. They pointed investigators to an apartment at 210 Baltimore Ave., near Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue.
Police set up a perimeter and asked Boyd to come out, also calling his cellphone, Zimmerman said. Soon, a man and a child exited, the man confirming to officers that Boyd was inside.
Through a bullhorn, police continued to plead with Boyd, who had two guns with him. Shortly after 2 a.m., Boyd instead fired a round inside, and another toward the officers positioned outside, Zimmerman said. Throughout the standoff, negotiators kept in contact with the suspect via phone. He would talk but also hang up.
The SWAT team attempted several methods to get him to come out, such as employing gas and shutting off the power of the apartment, but each proved fruitless, and caused Boyd to fire outside, Zimmerman said. About 1 p.m. Saturday, a SWAT commander decided to raid the apartment, and a team of officers made their way into the apartment.
The following was captured on video that Zimmerman broadcast Tuesday afternoon:
Thirteen minutes after they entered, they set off an explosive, blowing a bathroom door off its hinges and then sending in a police dog.
While being attacked by the dog, Boyd, who was lying in a bathtub, refused to comply with orders.
Boyd had two more minutes to surrender, but instead, he brandished a gun, prompting SWAT Officer James Ferrante, 35, and Officer William Marx, 48, to open fire, fatally wounding him, Zimmerman said.
Ferrante pumped six bullets from a handgun while Marx fired twice from a rifle, Zimmerman said. They were placed on routine paid administrative leave.
Boyd's extensive criminal record began when he was a child and followed him into adult life.
Not long after Boyd's death, Metro exchanged gunfire with another suspect in another part of the valley, not knowing there would be a third police-involved shooting less than 48 hours later.
