Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Jose Luis Saenz
Gender : Male
Age : 41
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 2500 block of Eastern Avenue
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Unhoused man killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were sent on a mental health crisis call involving a suicidal man. Police arrived and shot and killed him, alleging that he held a “bladed weapon.” José Luis Saenz had allegedly been unhoused.
