1 person dead following officer-involved shooting in Nye County

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Officers are investigating a deputy-involved shooting that left one person dead Tuesday morning in Amargosa Valley, around 88 miles away from Las Vegas.

Just before 10 a.m., an officer responded to a report of a possibly suicidal person in Amargosa Valley, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office. When the officer arrived, the individual allegedly charged at them with a large knife.

NCSO said the officer opened fire, hitting the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer was not injured…

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