LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – North Las Vegas police launched body-cam video of a capturing involving a knife-wielding man outdoors of a house.
It occurred on Friday, Aug. 8, at round 1:43 p.m. officers responded to a house within the 3100 block of Emmons Avenue relating to a reported home disturbance between a person and his mom.
North Las Vegas police launched body-cam video of a lethal police capturing at dwelling involving a knife-wielding man recognized as Sebastian Gomez, 34, on Aug. 8, 2025. (NLVPD)
The caller, later recognized because the suspect’s mom, stated her son had struck her in the course of the incident and was performing violently. She instructed dispatchers he had armed himself with a knife, was damaging automobiles within the space, and was yelling threats of violence.
When officers arrived on the dwelling, they discovered the suspect outdoors holding a knife in every hand. Officers gave instructions to the suspect, telling him to drop the weapons. Nevertheless, the suspect refused the instructions and started strolling away, police stated.
North Las Vegas police stated Sebastian Gomez, 34, was armed with two knives on Aug. 8, 2025, when officers confronted him. (NLVPD)
Officers continued to observe the suspect and in addition continued to present instructions. Neighbors have been seen popping out of their dwelling, and the officers then requested the suspect to return inside his dwelling.
The person then walks a brief distance after which turns and costs in direction of officers, police stated. In response, two NLVPD officers, recognized as Saul Macias and Julian Castro, discharged their weapons on the suspect. Medical assist was given to the suspect, however he was pronounced useless at a close-by hospital, police stated.
No different individuals have been injured in the course of the incident.
The Clark County coroner’s workplace recognized the person killed as Sebastian Gomez, 34, of North Las Vegas. His reason behind dying was listed as a number of gunshot wounds, with the style listed as murder. Gomez had a prolonged felony historical past with prior arrests listed under.
Illegal use of an emergency telephone quantity
Resisting a public officer with a lethal weapon
Home battery (a number of offenses)
Along with his felony file, he confronted the next costs in current months, in accordance with police.
Home battery (2nd offense)
Coercion
Assault with lethal weapon
Assault with lethal weapon on a protected particular person
Resisting public supply with lethal weapon
Obstructing public officer
Law enforcement officials had beforehand responded to a number of incidents involving Gomez in current months, together with stories the place he was armed with knives, threatening neighbors, police stated.
Officer Macias has been with the North Las Vegas Police Division since 2018. Officer Castro has been with the North Las Vegas Police Division since 2022. Each officers have been positioned on paid administrative go away pending the result of the investigation, police stated.
It’s the third officer-involved capturing in North Las Vegas for 2025.
