A suspect shot his mother in Las Vegas two days after Christmas and then went on to lead police on a wild car chase where he stole a police vehicle, carjacked multiple people at gunpoint before shooting dead a father of seven who was on his way to work, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).
The suspect, who has not been named, was eventually killed after police fired shots into the final stolen vehicle of his crime spree, a van owned by 39-year-old Jerry Lopez.
The unnamed suspect had just shot and killed Lopez. He then dragged Lopez’s body out of the van and attempted to flee just before 4 a.m.
A suspect is dead after he shot his mother, led police on a car chase, stole a police vehicle, carjacked multiple people at gunpoint and shot dead a father of seven. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
The early-morning police chase continued to the area of Durango Drive and Windmill Lane, where the suspect fatally shot Lopez.
Officers said they saw the suspect removing the victim from the van. LVMPD officers and Nevada State Police officers then fired their weapons toward the suspect’s vehicle as it was fleeing, “striking the vehicle multiple times.”
Medical personnel responded, and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured during the incidents, police said.
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