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Jeep Fleeing Suspect Leads to Officer-Involved Shooting in Henderson, Nevada
Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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In Henderson, Nevada, the following incidents were reported over the previous week:
On January 13, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, an officer-involved shooting occurred in the parking lot of 120 E. Lake Mead Parkway. A Jeep displaying a stolen license plate was stopped by a sergeant who approached the vehicle to contact the driver. The driver, identified as 43-year-old Johnathan Gaston, fled and struck the sergeant with the vehicle, prompting the sergeant to discharge his firearm, striking Gaston in the arm. Gaston continued fleeing, crashed into another vehicle, and was later apprehended inside a nearby business. Gaston was booked in the Henderson Detention Center for attempted murder with a deadly weapon, resisting a police officer with a deadly weapon, duty to stop at an accident resulting in injury, and battery with a deadly weapon with substantial bodily harm. The sergeant was transported to Sunrise Hospital and later discharged. The incident is under investigation.
No other significant incidents were reported in the available data for the previous week.
Any significant trends or patterns in the data provided are not apparent due to the limited number of incidents reported.
For tips or information regarding this incident, please contact the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4911, 3-1-1, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.
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On January 13, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, an officer-involved shooting occurred in the parking lot of 120 E. Lake Mead Parkway. A Jeep displaying a stolen license plate was stopped by a sergeant who approached the vehicle to contact the driver. The driver, identified as 43-year-old Johnathan Gaston, fled and struck the sergeant with the vehicle, prompting the sergeant to discharge his firearm, striking Gaston in the arm. Gaston continued fleeing, crashed into another vehicle, and was later apprehended inside a nearby business. Gaston was booked in the Henderson Detention Center for attempted murder with a deadly weapon, resisting a police officer with a deadly weapon, duty to stop at an accident resulting in injury, and battery with a deadly weapon with substantial bodily harm. The sergeant was transported to Sunrise Hospital and later discharged. The incident is under investigation.
No other significant incidents were reported in the available data for the previous week.
Any significant trends or patterns in the data provided are not apparent due to the limited number of incidents reported.
For tips or information regarding this incident, please contact the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4911, 3-1-1, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI