Incident

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4-05-2020 Nevada Las Vegas 1-1

Location

April 05, 2020

Incident Address

Las Vegas, Nevada

Participants

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Joshua Thomas
Age: 27
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Good Samaritan/Third Party
Concealed Carry License - Victim

Notes

Police chase of motorcycle; driver stopped; ran; confronted concealed-carry bystander with knife; bystander shot and killed sus

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://news3lv.com/news/local/homicide-investigation-underway-near-washington-decatur

URL: https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/crime/coroner-identifies-suspect-shot-by-citizen-in-central-las-vegas-valley/article_d33891e4-77ba-11ea-9afa-3713219d4da6.html

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 3
State House District: 10