LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A sheriff’s deputy shot a person who confronted officers, pointing a handgun at them as they responded Saturday to a welfare examine name in Mohave Valley, in accordance with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace (MCSO).
The deputy and the person who was shot weren’t recognized in info launched late Saturday by MCSO officers. The deputy has been positioned on paid administrative go away throughout the investigation, which can be performed by the Lake Havasu Police Division. It’s normal protocol to have an outdoor company examine an officer-involved capturing incident.
The person who was shot was handled on the scene and brought to a medical facility for additional remedy, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace.
Mohave Valley is a group of about 2,700 residents on the Arizona aspect of the Colorado River about 117 miles south of Las Vegas.
The investigation is constant.
