LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A man shot by police over the weekend didn’t appear for a scheduled court date Monday.
FOX5 was in court and learned his next hearing has been pushed to later this week. The station also learned that this all began with an attempted carjacking.
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It was just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bella Vita Apartments near Decatur and Harmon. Police say 38-year-old Wade David Griffith pulled a knife on someone.
Police say officers attempted to speak to him, but he did not comply. From there, Metro says there was a fight with Griffith in which he pulled what they think was a knife on the officers. Police then shot him. He’s in critical condition, and no officers were hurt.
Monday’s court hearing was pushed to Wednesday.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Force Investigation Team at 702-828-8452. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com .
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