LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Henderson Police Department has identified the four police officers involved in the deadly shooting of a knife-wielding man.
According to HPD, multiple officers responded to reports of a woman being held against her will and threatened with a knife in a residence near Wigwam and Valle Verde on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Officers later observed the woman run out of a residence with the suspect behind her, still holding the knife. To protect the victim, officers opened fire on the man and struck him multiple times.
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During a briefing, HPD Captain Benson Harper stated that the suspect died from his injuries at the scene.
On Tuesday, the officers involved in the shooting were identified as Officer Lukas Braun, Officer Joseph DeLaCruz, Officer Omar Teran, and Officer Shane Webber.
According to HPD, all officers were employed after 2020 and have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation into the shooting.
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