Man threatening ex-girlfriend with knife shot, killed by Henderson police

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Henderson Police Department is investigating a domestic violence incident that led police to shoot and kill a man wielding a knife.

According to Henderson Police, officers responded to reports of a woman being held against her will around 7:40 a.m. in the 200 block of Scotgrove Street, near Wigwam and Valle Verde.

The female victim told dispatch that her ex-boyfriend would not let her leave, was threatening her, and said he would “shoot it out with police,” said Henderson Police Department Captain Benson Harper…

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