Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Reiner Sommer
Gender : Male
Age : 50
Race : White
Date : 10/18/2021
Location : 6485 S Fort Apache Road
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died during arrest during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 18, 2021, officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a man, Reiner Sommer, behaving erratically in a bathroom at a business located on S Fort Apache Road. After handcuffing Sommer, he became unresponsive and subsequently died.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/officials-show-video-of-encounter-with-man-who-died-in-police-custody-2680544/
2. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/las-vegas-mans-death-in-police-custody-ruled-a-homicide-2541803/
3. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/man-who-died-in-police-custody-after-medical-episode-identified-2463835/
4. https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/district_attorney/use_of_force_reports.php
5. https://casetext.com/case/sommer-v-las-vegas-metro-police-dept
