Incident
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12-31-2015 Nevada Las Vegas 1-0
Location
December 31, 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Keith Childress, Jr.
- Age: 23
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Notes
ois. Police mistook cell phone for gun and shot man they were conducting surveillance on . Sergeant Robert Bohanon and Officer Blake Walford.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20160102/the-latest-man-killed-by-officers-while-holding-phone-ided
- URL: http://www.news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/Family-of-OIS-victim-wants-answers/boqdw8PxikidVOXV0SkKfw.cspx?rss=3269
- URL: http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/30883015/police-fugitive-shot-killed-by-officers-ignored-24-commands
- URL: http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/ct-police-shot-and-killed-984-people-in-2015-20160107-story.html
District
Congressional District: 1State Senate District: 8
State House District: 5