By Associated Press - Thursday, January 2, 2020

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Two North Las Vegas police officers fatally shot a man who had rammed the officers’ police vehicle following a chase involving a stolen vehicle, police said Thursday.

The chase began shortly after midnight Wednesday with an attempted traffic stop and ended when the stolen car was cornered in a business’ parking lot, Officer Eric Leavittt said.

The dead man’s identity wasn’t released.



Leavitt said one officer suffered a minor injury when the police vehicle was rammed.

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