Police Reveal More Information about Officer-Involved Shooting

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Thursday, March 6th, 2014, 4:56pm

Police Reveal More Information about Officer-Involved Shooting

Metro Police released more details about the officer-involved shooting near U.S. 95 and Charleston Boulevard on Monday.

Police identified the man suspected in the incident as 42-year-old Manuel Rodriguez, who is in this country illegal and he has been deported twice since 1997.

Clark County Undersheriff Jim Dixon explained that police were called to the area on reports that a man with a gun was trying to steal cars.

When the first officer arrived on scene, police say Rodriguez pointed his gun at him and the officer was able to take cover. They also say the suspect threatened two other people before officers arrived.

In the end, officers tracked Rodriguez to the on ramp at U.S. 95 and Charleston Boulevard. They say the suspect had his hands above his head and officers continued to tell him to drop his weapon.

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Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Thursday, March 6th, 2014, 10:39am

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police have identified the officer involved in a shooting Monday afternoon as Officer Garrett Escartin.

Officer Escartin is 26 years old and has been with the department since September 2006.

According to police, Escartin and other officers tracked an armed robbery suspect through a neighborhood and onto an on ramp to U.S. 95 at Charleston Boulevard.

When police ordered the suspect to put his gun down, they say he pointed the weapon at the officers and Escartin opened fire. The suspect was hurt.

Escartin is on paid administrative leave pending the investigation into the shooting, which is standard procedure.

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Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Thursday, March 6th, 2014, 12:50am

At Las Vegas Construction Trade Show, Everything’s Bigger

The construction expo is taking up every possible inch of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Everything’s bigger here. Through Saturday, CONEXPO-CON/AGG takes up 2.5 million square feet, or every available inch of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Produced by the Association of Equipment Manufacturing, the show is expecting about 125,000 attendees who will create an estimated nongaming economic impact of $157.3 million to the city, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014, 7:38pm

A national magnet school organization has recognized 17 of the magnet schools in the Clark County School District.

The Magnet Schools of America or MSA recognized the schools for their overall excellence in programs and achievement.

Seven CCSD schools were named a School of Excellence, the highest designation. The schools include:

Advanced Technologies Academy
Jim Bridger Middle School
James Cashman Middle School
Ed W. Clark High School
Rancho High School
Southwest Career and Technical Academy
Valley High School.

Ten more schools were given the second highest designation of School of Distinction. Those schools were:

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Submitted by 8 News NOW

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014, 1:34pm

LAS VEGAS -- A suspect was transported to the hospital after being shot by Metro Police Monday afternoon near US 95 and Charleston Boulevard.

According to Metro, the shooting occurred around 3:45 p.m. and involved a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery on Suzie Court.

Police said a homeowner called them to report a man attempting to steal his car. The homeowner told police the man pulled a gun on him and demanded cash when he confronted him. Police said the suspect did run from the scene and threatened two other people before police made contact with him.

Police said, the suspect pointed his gun at an officer causing the officer to take cover. The suspect then ran through a backyard of a home and onto the on ramp from Charleston to northbound US 95 where he was confronted by other officers. Police said an officer shot the suspect in the torso after he pointed his gun at them.

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Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Friday, February 28th, 2014, 10:37am

LAS VEGAS -- The 5-month-old baby boy whose death is under investigation has been identified as Jayden Leech by the Clark County Coroner's Office.

Metro Police's abuse and neglect section are investigating the infant's death. According to police, officers received a call at around 12:30 p.m. Thursday that a male infant was unresponsive at an apartment complex near Mountain Vista Street and Twain Avenue.

When medical personnel arrived, they found the baby boy unresponsive and transported him to Sunrise Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Metro Police told 8 News NOW that detectives are always involved when a child dies, but it does not mean a crime has happened.

The Clark County Coroner's Office will release the child's cause of death.

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Wednesday, February 26th, 2014, 6:22pm

LAS VEGAS -- A regional planning group has zeroed in on four areas in the Las Vegas valley it says would benefit from investment that would ultimately lead to a better connection between people and their community and their jobs.

It is an effort to help people move more freely. Southern Nevada Strong is looking at many options like widening sidewalks, adding bike paths, even installing a light rail.

They are building a plan around where the changes would do the most good.

Getting around in Las Vegas without a car can be a challenge.

"I have to leave here about 9:30, (the bus) drops me off on Boulder Highway, I have to walk two and a half blocks and then I have an hour to spare because I start at 11," Paul Ramirez, who lives off Maryland, said.

The bus doesn't always run on the rider's schedule.

"If you miss a bus it's long and it's tedious," bus rider Kevin Stewart said.

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