Las Vegas police: Man threatened Nellis airmen with gun before shooting

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man threatened several airmen with a gun before a security officer shot him during an incident Wednesday morning at Nellis Air Force Base, documents said.

Pierce McFarland, 23, faces charges including assault with a deadly weapon, records said.

In the hours before the shooting, a family member of McFarland’s called police to say that he wanted to die by suicide in a shootout with police, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained…

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