LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police ignored a crucial update that could have changed the situation when a young boy was shot and killed during an incident involving officers, his family says. Now, they plan to sue the police.
The shooting occurred on Feb. 3, after the child’s mother, Raneka Pate, called police for help because of a domestic situation in which she said she feared for her life and her child’s life. Police arrived, the situation escalated, and police, by their own admission, shot and killed the father, identified later as Quinn Baker. Baker’s son, Kentre Quinn Allen Baker, 3, also died during the incident.
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Police ultimately said a preliminary investigation showed that the toddler sustained two close gunshot wounds when Baker discharged his gun, which police body-worn camera appears to show Baker was pointing at his son.
“I’m here today basically to be my son’s voice because his life was cut short,” Pate said Friday. “It’s not fair because he’s beautiful. He had so much to live for. He didn’t even get a chance to show it or show people…