Raneka Pate, a 28-year-old Black woman, called police last month to report that her boyfriend was threatening to kill her, their 3-year-old son and himself.
Las Vegas police showed up and killed both the father and son, according to Pate, who is now preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
Police say they killed the father, Quinton Baker, but blame the father for killing his son, Kentre Baker. They have shown selected portions of body camera footage to reporters during a press conference, but it does not provide a clear view of how the toddler was killed.
Police say both the father and officers fired simultaneously, but the video shows a muzzle flash from an officer’s gun and no clearly visible muzzle flash from the gun the father was allegedly holding…