Family awarded $6.5M after civil trial for man shot, killed by Las Vegas police in 2020

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A civil trial found two Las Vegas Metro Police officers liable for the death of a 25-year-old man shot and killed in 2020.

The trial was against five Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers in connection with Jorge Gomez’s death. On June 1, 2020, he was reportedly walking toward his car to leave a demonstration for George Floyd when Metro officers began firing at him.

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