Mother breaks silence after a 3-year-old was killed by police in a hostage situation involving boys father

A Las Vegas mother is demanding answers after her 3-year-old son was killed during a chaotic police shooting that officers say began as a domestic violence call and turned into a hostage situation.

News 3 Las Vegas investigative reporter Cristen Drummond laid out the most painful reality first: a toddler ended up in the middle of an adult crisis, and now both the child and his father are dead.

Police say the father held the boy hostage at gunpoint outside an apartment complex in the southeast valley, refused commands to surrender, and fired a weapon as officers fired back…

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