Officer shoots, kills man involved in fight with knife near Sunset Park in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An officer shot and killed a man who was involved in a fight with a knife near Sunset Park in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning, according to police.

The incident began around 12:40 a.m. when officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting in the 6900 block of Wine River Drive, near Sunset Road and Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said.

Officers arrived and heard screaming coming from inside a home, so they kicked in the door and found two people fighting, one with a knife.

"Officers gave verbal commands to drop the knife and at the same time one officer discharged his firearm striking one of the individuals," LVMPD said in a statement.

Medical personnel took that person to UMC, where he was later pronounced dead.

Officers took the other person into custody. No officers were injured during the incident.

LVMPD says this is their 13th officer-involved shooting for the year so far. Per department policy, the name of the officer who opened fire will be released within 48 hours.

No other details have been released. A full briefing on the shooting is also expected to be held by the end of the week.

This is an ongoing investigation. 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 crimestoppersofnv.com.