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Steven Thomas

Age : 36

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/17/2021

Location : Cheyenne Ave. and Tenaya Way

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) :Officer Donald Graham, Officer Amelia Lukac

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after alleged armed robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/17/2021, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers tracked Steven Thomas, 36, after police said he took a 2007 Kia Sorento from a man at gunpoint in a bank parking lot at 1775 N Decatur Blvd, then went to a Circle K at 5400 Vegas Dr and demanded access to the safe, then entered Mountain America Credit Union at 7280 W Lake Mead Blvd and took cash that included GPS trackers. Police located the Kia traveling north on Tenaya Way near Cheyenne Ave. Police said Thomas got out of the Kia near 3300 N Tenaya Way and reached for a pistol. Police said Sgt. Donald Graham hit him with a patrol vehicle, and police said Thomas then moved toward Officer Amelia Lukac while still holding the pistol. Officer Lukac opened fire multiple times, and Sgt. Graham opened fire once. Thomas was taken to a hospital and died from gunshot wounds. A Clark County District Attorney use of force report later stated the pistol recovered near Thomas was not loaded and concluded the officers actions were legally justified and no criminal charges would be filed. The same report described witness statements that Thomas had been in severe pain, had made suicidal statements in the months before, and learned earlier that day that his hand might require amputation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/las-vegas-police-identify-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting-2482590/
https://news3lv.com/news/local/lvmpd-releases-additional-details-on-10th-police-shooting-of-2021
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/nov/22/metro-armed-man-killed-by-officers-said-hed-induce/